Effect of Different Oral Oxytetracycline Treatment Regimes on Selection of Antimicrobial Resistant Coliforms in Nursery Pigs
September 13, 2017 —
Highlights
- In vivo pigs trials: assessment of effect of treatments on resistance (R) selection.
- No significant difference between treatments at the end of trials compared to day 0.
- Effect of treatment on proportion of resistant strains 2 days after treatment end.
- No co-selection observed for other resistances under field conditions.
- Similar-R levels obtained regardless of the combination oral dose-duration.
Full article available here.
Ana Herrero-Fresno, Camilla Zachariasen, Nanna Nørholm, Anders Holm, Lasse Engbo Christiansen, John Elmerdahl Olsen; Effect of Different Oral Oxytetracycline Treatment Regimes on Selection of Antimicrobial Resistant Coliforms in Nursery Pigs; Veterinary Microbiology; Volume 208, September 2017, Pages 1-7
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