Broiler Chickens as Source of Human Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli, Iceland

To investigate feed as a source for fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in broiler chickens, we compared antimicrobial drug-resistant E. coli from broiler feed and broilers with ciprofloxacin-resistant human clinical isolates by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Feed was implicated as a...

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Other Authors: Thorsteinsdottir, Thorunn R., Haraldsson, Gunnsteinn, Fridriksdottir, Vala, Kristinsson, Karl G., Gunnarsson, Eggert
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
Escherichia coli
antimicrobial resistance
fluoroquinolones
bacteria
broiler meat
feed
humans
Iceland
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Chickens
Drug Resistance
Bacterial
Electrophoresis
Gel
Pulsed-Field
Escherichia coli Infections
Food Microbiology
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17858/
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Summary:To investigate feed as a source for fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in broiler chickens, we compared antimicrobial drug-resistant E. coli from broiler feed and broilers with ciprofloxacin-resistant human clinical isolates by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Feed was implicated as a source for ciprofloxacin-resistant broiler-derived E. coli and broilers as a source for ciprofloxacin-resistant human-derived E. coli.

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