Use of antimicrobials in companion animal practice: A retrospective study in a veterinary teaching hospital in Italy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 920-927

  Escher, Martina ^a   Vanni, Michele ^b   Intorre, Luigi ^b   Caprioli, Alfredo ^a   Tognetti, Rosalba ^b   Scavia, Gaia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal health; Antimicrobial resistance; Prudent use; Veterinary medicine

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SPIRAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CAT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; ITALY; PETS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952783205     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq543     Document Type: Article

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