Assessment of the Risk to Public Health due to Use of Antimicrobials in Pigs—An Example of Pleuromutilins in Denmark

Antibiotic consumption in pigs can be optimized by developing treatment guidelines, which encourage veterinarians to use effective drugs with low probability of developing resistance of importance for human health. In Denmark, treatment guidelines for use in swine production are currently under revi...

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Main Authors: Lis Alban, Johanne Ellis-Iversen, Margit Andreasen, Jan Dahl, Ute W. Sönksen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00074/full