Association between the consumption of antimicrobial agents in animal husbandry and the occurrence of resistant bacteria among food animals

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-285

  Aarestrup, Frank Møller ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Food animals; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; APRAMYCIN; ENROFLOXACIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; MACROLIDE; NOURSEOTHRICIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOTHRICIN; TYLOSIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG USE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MEAT;

EID: 0033178384     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)90059-6     Document Type: Review

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