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Cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from farm workers and pigs in northern Vietnam.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Apr 2018
Dang Son T T, Bortolaia Valeria, Tran Nhat T, Le Huan Q, Dalsgaard Anders
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OBJECTIVE: Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria may be transmitted between farm workers and livestock. This study aimed to determine and compare the prevalence and the genetic determinants of cefotaxime-resistant and ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in faecal isolates from workers and pigs at 100 farms in northern Vietnam. METHODS: Farmers were interviewed about antimicrobial usage in livestock. Escherichia coli...
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