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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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Thorunn R. Thorsteinsdottir, Gunnsteinn Haraldsson, Vala Fridriksdottir, Karl G. Kristinsson, Eggert Gunnarsson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
antimicrobial resistance
fluoroquinolones
bacteria
broiler meat
feed
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.090243
https://doaj.org/article/cc89750ed0304cab8f3a9887abe03761
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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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