The application of antibiotics in broiler production and the resulting antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli: A global overview.

ABSTRACT: The increase in antibiotic resistance is a global concern for human and animal health. Resistant microorganisms can spread between food-producing animals and humans. The objective of this review was to identify the type and amount of antibiotics used in poultry production and the level of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from broilers. Isolate information was obtained from national monitoring programs and research studies conducted in large poultry-producing regions: US, China, Brazil, and countries of EU-Poland, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Spain. The survey results clearly display the absence of a harmonized approach in the monitoring of antibiotics per animal species and the evaluation of resistances using the same methodology. There is no public long-term quan

SUBMITTER: Roth N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6414035 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature