Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from horses: Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 756-765

  Maddox, T W ^b   Clegg, P D ^b   Williams, N J ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^c  

^a National Consortium for Zoonosis Research   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Musculoskeletal Biology Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Antimicrobial resistance; Epidemiology; Extended spectrum lactamase; Horse; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; HETEROZYGOTE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASES; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES;

EID: 84944513707     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12471     Document Type: Review

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