Decreasing prevalence of contamination with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands.

Retail chicken meat is a potential source of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E). In the past decade, vast national efforts were undertaken to decrease the antibiotic use in the veterinary sector, resulting in a 58% decrease in antibiotic sales in the sector betwee...

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Main Authors: Pepijn Huizinga, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, John W Rossen, Ina Willemsen, Carlo Verhulst, Paul H M Savelkoul, Alexander W Friedrich, Silvia García-Cobos, Jan Kluytmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226828