Antimicrobial resistance in commensal flora of pig farmers.(Research)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Audry-Damon, Helene; Grenet, Karine; Sall-Ndiaye, Penda; Che, Didier; Cordeiro, Eugenio; Bougnoux, Marie-Elisabeth; Rigaud, Emma; Le Strat, Yann; Lemanissier, Veronique; Armand-Lefevre, Laurence; Delzescaux, Didier; Desenclos, Jean-Claude; Lienard, Michel; Andremont, Antoine | Copyright information

We assessed the quantitative contribution of pig farming to antimicrobial resistance in the commensal flora of pig farmers by comparing 113 healthy pig farmers from the major French porcine production areas to 113 nonfarmers, each matched for sex, age, and county of residence. All reported that they had not taken antiimicrobial agents within the previous month. Throat, nasal, and fecal swabs were screened for resistant microorganisms on agar containing selected antimicrobial agents...

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