Inducible clindamycin-resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs and cats

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 419-420

  Faires, Meredith C ^a   Gard, Sharon ^b   Aucoin, David ^c   Weese, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

^c Zoasis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Cats; Dogs; MRSA; MRSP

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; DISK DIFFUSION; DOG; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDOINTERMEDIUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLINDAMYCIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

EID: 70349909406     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.06.016     Document Type: Letter

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