Off-label use of ceftiofur in one-day chicks triggers a short-term increase of ESBL-producing E. coli in the gut.

Off-label use of ceftiofur in one-day chicks triggers a short-term increase of ESBL-producing E. coli in the gut.

This trial was designed to evaluate the off-label use of ceftiofur with Marek's vaccine in one-day-old broiler chicks, a prophylactic treatment that has been done in some commercial hatcheries, on the emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli). A tot...

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Main Authors: Mauro M S Saraiva, Alexandre L B Moreira Filho, Oliveiro C Freitas Neto, Núbia M V Silva, Patrícia E N Givisiez, Wondwossen A Gebreyes, Celso J B Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6133352?pdf=render

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