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Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant<i>Escherichia coli</i>in Wild Birds and Free-range Poultry, Bangladesh

Author Affiliations
Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Linnaeus University
Published InEmerging infectious diseases
Year2012
Citations97

Abstract

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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