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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and AmpC-producing enterobacteria in healthy broiler chickens, Germany.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2013
Reich Felix, Atanassova Viktoria, Klein Günter
Abstract excerpt
During 2010, we evaluated the presence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and AmpC-producing enterobacteria in broiler chickens at slaughter. Samples (70 carcasses and 51 ceca) from 4 flocks were analyzed by direct plating and after enrichment. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers were found in 88.6% and 72.5% of carcasses and ceca, respectively; AmpC producers were found in 52.9% and 56.9% of carcasses and...
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