China bans colistin as a feed additive for animals

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1102-1103

  Walsh, Timothy R ^a   Wu, Yongning ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN; FOOD ADDITIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHINA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LAW; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; STANDARDS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; COLISTIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD;

EID: 84990020624     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30329-2     Document Type: Note

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