Antimicrobial resistance: Time for action

Veterinary Record

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 122-123

  Scott Weese, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MALE; OTITIS EXTERNA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 79961083686     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4784     Document Type: Editorial

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