| Literature DB >> 23904636 |
Jeonghwa Park1, Robert M Friendship, Zvonimir Poljak, J Scott Weese, Cate E Dewey.
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Exudative epidermitis (EE) is a common skin disease of young pigs, caused mainly by Staphylococcus hyicus. Increased prevalence of EE and poor response to treatment are reported. Common strategies used by Ontario pork producers to treat pigs with EE were determined using a survey. Injection of penicillin G was reported as the most common parenteral antibiotic choice. Antimicrobial resistance patterns of S. hyicus and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical cases (30 herds with samples from approximately 6 pigs per farm) showed that 97% of S. hyicus isolates were resistant to penicillin G and ampicillin; 71% of these isolates were resistant to ceftiofur. Similar resistance was noted among S. aureus isolates. Antimicrobial resistance has become a problem in the treatment of EE in Ontario.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23904636 PMCID: PMC3552588
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Vet J ISSN: 0008-5286 Impact factor: 1.008