Suggested guidelines for using systemic antimicrobials in bacterial skin infections (1): Diagnosis based on clinical presentation, cytology and culture

Veterinary Record

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 72-

  Beco, L ^a   Guaguere E ^b   Lorente Mendez C ^c   Noli, C ^d   Nuttall, T ^e   Vroom, M ^d  

^a Cabinet Vétérinaire   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

^c Centro de Dermatologia Veterinaria ADERVET   (Spain)

^d Servizi Dermatologici Veterinari ^*  (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKIN; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84872740063     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.101069     Document Type: Article

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