Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli strains isolated from Swiss weaned pigs and sows

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Stannarius, C ^a   Burgi E ^a   Regula, G ^b   Zychowska, M A ^a   Zweifel, C ^a   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; E. Coli; Fecal samples; Sows; Weaned pigs

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 63449116770     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.151.3.119     Document Type: Article

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