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Antimicrobial drug-resistant Escherichia coli in wild birds and free-range poultry, Bangladesh.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2012
Hasan Badrul, Sandegren Linus, Melhus Asa, Drobni Mirva, Hernandez Jorge, Waldenström Jonas, Alam Munirul, Olsen Björn
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug resistance was found in 22.7% of Escherichia coli isolates from bird samples in Bangladesh; 30% produced extended-spectrum β-lactamases, including clones of CTX-M genes among wild and domestic birds. Unrestricted use of antimicrobial drugs in feed for domestic birds and the spread of resistance genes to the large bird reservoir in Bangladesh are growing problems.
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