Zoonotic bacteria, antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in ornamental fish: A systematic review of the existing research and survey of aquaculture-allied professionals

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 192-206

  Weir, M ^a   Rajic A ^a,b   Dutil, L ^b   Cernicchiaro, N ^a   Uhland, F C ^c   Mercier, B ^d   Tusevljak N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Zoo Sauvage de Saint Félicien ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic pets; outbreaks; resistance to drugs; swimming pool (fish tank) granuloma; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHEM DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MACROLIDE; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUACULTURE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; COMOMONAS; DRUG USE; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; FISH; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; NONHUMAN; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; REVIEW; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AQUACULTURE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84455188979     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001798     Document Type: Review

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