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Longitudinal farm study of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-mediated resistance.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2006
Liebana E, Batchelor M, Hopkins K L, Clifton-Hadley F A, Teale C J, Foster A, Barker L, Threlfall E J, Davies R H
Abstract excerpt
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-mediated resistance is of considerable importance in human medicine. Recently, such enzymes have been reported in bacteria from animals. We describe a longitudinal study of a dairy farm suffering calf scour with high mortality rates. In November 2004, two Escherichia coli isolates with resistance to a wide range of beta-lactams (including amoxicillin-clavulanate and...
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