Lack of evidence so far for carbapenemase- producing Enterobacteriaceae in food-producing animals in Switzerland

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 417-419

  Stephan, R ^a   Sarno, E ^a,b   Hofer, E ^a   Nuesch Inderbinen M T ^a   Hachler H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE; IMIPENEM;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SWITZERLAND; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FECES; IMIPENEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84879962504     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000484     Document Type: Note

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