Merja Rantala

University of Helsinki — Finland

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus(18), Microbial infections and disease research(11), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections(9), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing(9), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(8)

Publications74 total

Placebo is Non-Inferior to Postoperative Antimicrobial Treatment in Uncomplicated Canine Pyometra – a Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Bacteria associated with canine pyometra and concurrent bacteriuria: A prospective study
Veterinary Microbiology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Enteropathogenic Yersinia with Public Health Relevance Found in Dogs and Cats in Finland
Pathogens·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
A pilot study of antimicrobial effects and ototoxicity of a Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i>) resin‐based canine otic rinse product
Veterinary Dermatology·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Enteropathogenic Yersinia with Public Health Relevance Found in Dogs and Cats in Finland
Preprints.org·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
A double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial protocol for postoperative infections associated with canine pyometra
BMC Veterinary Research·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
The use of aminopenicillins in animals within the EU, emergence of resistance in bacteria of animal and human origin and its possible impact on animal and human health
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Characterisation of and risk factors for extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) in an equine hospital with a special reference to an outbreak caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307:CTX-M-1
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Clinical and Genetic Findings in 28 American Cocker Spaniels with Aural Ceruminous Gland Hyperplasia and Ectasia
Journal of Comparative Pathology·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
Antimicrobial prophylaxis is considered sufficient to preserve an acceptable surgical site infection rate in clean orthopaedic and neurosurgeries in dogs
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2020· 33 citedOpen Access
Comparison of Streptococcus halichoeri isolates from canine and fur animal infections: biochemical patterns, molecular characteristics and genetic relatedness
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2020· 9 citedOpen Access
<i>Streptococcus halichoeri</i>: Comparative Genomics of an Emerging Pathogen
International Journal of Genomics·2020· 10 citedOpen Access
Selluliitti, lymfangiitti vai vaskuliitti? Retrospektiivinen tutkimus 66:sta Yliopistollisessa hevossairaalassa hoidetusta potilaasta = : Cellulitis, lymphangitis or vasculitis? Retrospective study of 66 equine cases treated in the University of Helsinki Veterinary Teaching Hospital
2020
Selluliitti, lymfangiitti vai vaskuliitti? Retrospektiivinen tutkimus 66:sta Yliopistollisessa hevossairaalassa hoidetusta potilaasta
Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Description of two Serratia marcescens associated mastitis outbreaks in Finnish dairy farms and a review of literature
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2019· 45 citedOpen Access
Skin and ear health in a group of English bulldogs in Finland – a descriptive study with special reference to owner perceptions
Veterinary Dermatology·2019· 16 citedOpen Access
Genetic resistance determinants to fusidic acid and chlorhexidine in variably susceptible staphylococci from dogs
BMC Microbiology·2019· 17 citedOpen Access
The use of aminoglycosides in animals within the EU: development of resistance in animals and possible impact on human and animal health: a review
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·2019· 83 cited
Antimicrobial effects of a coniferous spruce resin product (AniVox®) on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strains
2018
Sharing more than friendship – transmission of NDM-5 ST167 and CTX-M-9 ST69 Escherichia coli between dogs and humans in a family, Finland, 2015
Eurosurveillance·2018· 182 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Thomas Grönthal(16), Katariina Thomson(11), Marjut Eklund(8), Satu Pyörälä(7), Constança Pomba(6), Boudewijn Catry(6), Engeline van Duijkeren(6), Miguel Á. Moreno(6), Pascal Sandérs(6), Pentti Huovinen(6), Jouni Junnila(6), Keith E. Baptiste(5), Modestas Ružauskas(5), Christopher Teale(5), Helen Jukes(5), Suvi Nykäsenoja(5), Liisa Kaartinen(5), Sari Mölsä(5), E. J. Threlfall(4), Karolina Törneke(4)