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Detection and molecular characterisation of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enteric bacteria from pigs and chickens in Nsukka, Nigeria.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Dec 2018
Chah Kennedy F, Ugwu Ifeoma C, Okpala Angela, Adamu Kwabugge Y, Alonso Carla Andrea, Ceballos Sara, Nwanta John N, Torres Carmen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study screened chickens and pigs slaughtered for human consumption for the presence and characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and plasmid-encoded AmpC (pAmpC) β-lactamase-producing enteric bacteria. METHODS: Faecal samples from 410 broiler chickens and 100 pigs were cultured on MacConkey agar supplemented with 2μg/mL cefotaxime. Antimicrobial resistance phenotypes of the...
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