Prevalence, species distribution and antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated from dogs and cats in the United States

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1269-1278

  Jackson, C R ^a   Fedorka Cray, P J ^a   Davis, J A ^a   Barrett, J B ^a   Frye, J G ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Cats; Dogs; Enterococcus; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; DRUG THERAPY;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; CAT; COLONISATION; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NITROFURANTOIN; SITE-SPECIFIC; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; VETERINARY;

ANTIBIOTICS;

BAMBERMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TYLOSIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CANID; COLONIZATION; FELID; GENE EXPRESSION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAT; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCUS; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TOOTH; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE;

EID: 70349154964     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04310.x     Document Type: Article

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