Multi-drug-resistant Enterococcus spp. as a cause of non-responsive septic synovitis in three horses

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 297-304

  Herdan, C L ^a   Acke, E ^a   Dicken, M ^a   Archer, R M ^a   Forsyth, S F ^a   Gee, E K ^a   Pauwels, F E T ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Enterococcus spp.; Horse; multi drug resistant (MDR); synovitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SYNOVITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 84865282128     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.651702     Document Type: Article

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