Bacterial infections in horses: A retrospective study at the University Equine Clinic of Bern

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 176-182

  Panchaud, Y ^a   Gerber, V ^a   Rossano, A ^a   Perreten, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anti biotic resistance; Hygiene; MRSA; Nosocomial; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus equi subsp; Zooepidemicus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYGIENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; SWITZERLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 77951153248     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000040     Document Type: Article

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