Risk scoring for setting priorities in a monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in meat and meat products

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-100

  Presi, Patrick ^a   Stärk, Katharina D C ^b   Stephan, Roger ^c   Breidenbach, Eric ^a   Frey, Joachim ^d   Regula, Gertraud ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Meat; Meat products; Monitoring system; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONSUMER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARD; MEAT; MONITORING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MEAT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWITZERLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 60949112008     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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