Characterization of genetic determinants of extended-spectrum cephalosporinases (ESCs) in Escherichia coli isolates from Danish and imported poultry meat

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 207-209

  Bergenholtz, Rikke D ^a   Jørgensen, Mikael S ^a   Hansen, Lars H ^b   Jensen, Lars B ^a   Hasman, Henrik ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amp C; Antimicrobial resistance; ESBLs; Food; Plasmids; Poultry meat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFTIOFUR; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CHICKEN; DENMARK; DISEASE CARRIER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GERMANY; LETTER; MASTITIS; MEAT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CEPHALOSPORINASE; DENMARK; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEAT; POULTRY;

EID: 67249092351     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp168     Document Type: Letter

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