Longitudinal study of antimicrobial-resistant commensal Escherichia coli in the faeces of horses in an equine hospital

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-145

  Maddox, Thomas W ^a   Williams, Nicola J ^a   Clegg, Peter D ^a   O'Donnell, Andrew J ^b   Dawson, Susan ^a   Pinchbeck, Gina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Treforest Veterinary Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Escherichia coli; Extended spectrum lactamases; Horses; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; MALE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79956279785     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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