Commentary on the MAFF technical report: A review of antimicrobial resistance in the food chain

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-65

  Donnelly, J P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Growth promotion; MLS antibiotics; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVOPARCIN; BACITRACIN; CARBADOX; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; MACROLIDE; MONENSIN; OLAQUINDOX; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PRISTINAMYCIN; SALINOMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; SULFONAMIDE; TYLOSIN; VANCOMYCIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHICKEN; CONSUMER; CROSS RESISTANCE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032972899     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00048-5     Document Type: Review

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