Title of the publicationSurveillance of antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli from chicken and swine, China, 2008–2015
Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance trend in Escherichia coli from food animals in China. During 2008–2015, a total of 15,130 E. coli were isolated from chicken and swine from seven provinces. The susceptibilities of these isolates to nine classes of antimicrobial agents were determined using broth microdilution susceptibility method. The findings of this study include: (1) multi-drug resistance was highly prevalent in E. coli; (2) these E. coli isolates showed high resistant rate (>80%) to several old drugs, including ampicillin, tetracycline and sulfisoxazole; (3) increasing resistance to colistin, florfenicol and ceftiofur was observed; (4) the E. coli isolates from different provinces had different resistance patterns. All these data highlight the rising problem of antimicrobial resistance. It is urgent to improve the management of animal production and enhance the proper use of antimicrobials in China as well as the other countries.

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.02.008
Name of the first authorZhang, Peng
Year of publication2017
Study design of the publicationCross sectional study
Method for data collection and analysis
  • Quantitative data - Quantitative data were used during the intervention
Quantitative data - Quantitative data were used during the intervention
Scientific references about the intervention or other assessment of the intervention

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Sector
  • Animal - All activities regarding living animals
Sub-sectorSub-sectors are further units of demarcation within a sector E.g. awareness campaign from veterinarians to cat owners about toxoplasmosis drug resistance and transmission of resistant bacteria: ANIMAL, PETS
Subsector (animal)
  • Livestock - Places were terrestrial animals are farmed including farms, fields, orchards, pastures