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Comparative Study

Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from chickens

M Chulasiri et al. Vet Microbiol. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

Faecal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy farm chickens, from farm chickens with avian influenza, and from chickens with diarrhoea were more resistant to antimicrobial agents (94-100%) than those isolated from healthy domestic chickens (20%). Transfer of drug resistance was readily achieved from strains isolated from both healthy and sick farm chickens, and from diarrhoeic chickens; it was more difficult to demonstrate in strains from domestic chickens. Resistant E. coli showing serotypes suspected to be enteropathogenic for man, i.e 0126:K71(B16), 044:K74 (L) and 0119:K69(B14), were isolated from faecal samples of healthy and sick farm chickens, but not from healthy domestic birds.

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