Illegal use of nitrofurans in food animals: Contribution to human salmonellosis?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1047-1049

  Antunes, P ^a,b   Machado, J ^c   Peixe, L ^b  

^a Departamento de Estatísticae Investigação Operacional   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial usage; Food animals; Nitrofurans; Resistance; Salmonella; Selection

Indexed keywords

FURALTADONE; FURAZOLIDONE; NITROFURAL; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; NITROFURANTOIN; VETERINARY DRUG;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33749063585     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01539.x     Document Type: Editorial

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