Antimicrobial resistance and characterisation of staphylococci isolated from healthy Labrador retrievers in the United Kingdom

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Schmidt, Vanessa M ^a   Williams, Nicola J ^a   Pinchbeck, Gina ^a   Corless, Caroline E ^b   Shaw, Stephen ^c   McEwan, Neil ^a   Dawson, Susan ^a   Nuttall, Tim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UK VetDerm   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Coagulase postive staphylococci; Dogs; MALDI TOF MS; Meticillin resistant; Nuc gene; Tuf gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EQUORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84892396070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-10-17     Document Type: Article

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