Antimicrobial drug resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from poultry abattoir workers at risk and broilers on antimicrobials

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 161-166

  Oguttu, J W ^a,b   Veary, C M ^a   Picard, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abattoir workers; Antimicrobial drug resistance transfer; Broilers; Escherichia coli; MICs; Oral antimicrobial therapy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; FOSFOMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY FARMING; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 65549127240     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v79i4.266     Document Type: Article

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