Prevalence and Characteristics of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Freshwater Fish and Pork in Wet Markets of Hong Kong

Prevalence and Characteristics of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Freshwater Fish and Pork in Wet Markets of Hong Kong

Extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are of global health importance, yet there is a paucity of surveillance studies on food animals in Hong Kong. Here, we report a high prevalence of ESBL-E (ranging from 0.5% to 52....

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Main Authors: Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte, Carmen Li, Chendi Zhu, Priyanga Dharmaratne, Kam Tak Wong, Norman Lo, Margaret Ip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-04-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
esbl
cpe
enterobacteriaceae
freshwater fish
pigs
livestock
one health
aquaculture
antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00107-20

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