First report of a linezolid-resistant MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) isolated from a dog with a severe bilateral otitis in Portugal

Revista Veterinaria

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-84

  Seixas, R ^a   Monteiro, V ^a   Carneiro, C ^a   Vilela, C L ^a   Oliveira, M ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dog; Linezolid; Portugal; Resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84861778008     PISSN: 16684834     EISSN: 16696840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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