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Isolation and molecular characterization of nalidixic acid-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli from retail chicken products.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2003
Johnson James R, Murray Andrew C, Gajewski Abby, Sullivan Maureen, Snippes Paula, Kuskowski Michael A, Smith Kirk E
Abstract excerpt
Fluoroquinolone use in poultry production may select for resistant Escherichia coli that can be transmitted to humans. To define the prevalence and virulence potential of poultry-associated, quinolone-resistant E. coli in the United States, 169 retail chicken products from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area (1999 to 2000) were screened for nalidixic acid (Nal)-resistant E. coli. Sixty-two (37%) products yielded...
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