Decreased detection of ESBL- or pAmpC-producing Escherichia coli in broiler breeders imported into Sweden

Abstract In the spring of 2010, it was discovered that a large proportion of broilers in Sweden were colonized with Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) or plasmid mediated AmpC (pAmpC). It was hypothesized that the high prevalence was due to transfer from an upper lev...

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Main Authors: Oskar Nilsson, Stefan Börjesson, Annica Landén, Christina Greko, Björn Bengtsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-020-00532-4