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Population structure and uropathogenic potential of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from retail chicken meat.
BMC microbiology - 29 Mar 2021
Buberg May Linn, Mo Solveig Sølverød, Sekse Camilla, Sunde Marianne, Wasteson Yngvild, Witsø Ingun Lund
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BACKGROUND: Food-producing animals and their products are considered a source for human acquisition of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria, and poultry are suggested to be a reservoir for Escherichia coli resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESC), a group of antimicrobials used to treat community-onset urinary tract infections in humans. However, the zoonotic potential of ESC-resistant E. coli from...
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