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Use of Antimicrobial Growth Promoters in Food Animals and <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Resistance to Therapeutic Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe
1 Jun 1999
Abstract excerpt
Supplementing animal feed with antimicrobial agents to enhance growth has been common practice for more than 30 years and is estimated to constitute more than half the total antimicrobial use worldwide. The potential public health consequences of this use have been debated; however, until recently, clear evidence of a health risk was not available. Accumulating evidence now indicates that the use of the...
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