Editorial: Assessing the antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria obtained from animals

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 601-604

  Schwarz, Stefan ^a   Silley, Peter ^b,c   Simjee, Shabbir ^d   Woodford, Neil ^e   van duijkeren, Engeline ^f   Johnson, Alan P ^e   Gaastra, Wim ^f  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b MB Consult Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Interpretive criteria; MIC50; MIC90; Multiresistance

Indexed keywords

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DISK DIFFUSION; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77952557442     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq037     Document Type: Article

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