Does the use of antibiotics in food animals pose a risk to human health? An unbiased review? [4]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 274-275

  Jensen, Vibeke Frøkjær ^a   Neimann, Jakob ^a   Hammerum, Anette M ^b   Mølbak, Kåre ^b   Wegener, Henrik C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal antibiotic use; Antibiotic resistance; Human health risk; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AVOPARCIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKEN; DENMARK; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH; HUMANS;

EID: 3543132565     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh264     Document Type: Letter

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