Amoxicillin therapy of poultry flocks: effect upon the selection of amoxicillin-resistant commensal Campylobacter spp

Nicola C Elviss, Lisa K Williams, Frieda Jørgensen, Stephanie A Chisholm, Andrew J Lawson, Craig Swift, Robert J Owen, Deborah J Griggs, Maggie M Johnson, Tom J Humphrey, Laura J V Piddock

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of amoxicillin therapy of poultry flocks upon the persistence of commensal Campylobacter spp. and the incidence of antibiotic resistance.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)702-11
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume64
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2009

Keywords

  • Amoxicillin
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Campylobacter
  • Carrier State
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Flagellin
  • Genotype
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Poultry
  • Selection, Genetic
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • beta-Lactamases

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