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Antimicrobial drug resistance evaluations and monitoring in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry environment at different time intervals

Abstract

A high prevalence of multiple drug resistance was observed in population of E. coli isolated in 1992-93 from poultry carcasses, fluff, hatchery environment and water at different broiler farms in Karachi, Pakistan. Five hundred isolate of E. coli were made of which 375 were tested for their sensitivity of five antimicrobials using the tube dilution method. Similarly, during 1995-1996, 430 E. coli isolates were made (from the same farms) of which 315 were tested for their sensitivity to the same antimicrobials studied in 1992-93. E. coli isolates during 1992-93 and 1995-96 showed increase in resistance from 50 to 56% against amoxicillin, from 62 to 71% against neomycin, from 97 to 100% against oxytetracycline, from 95 to 100% against tetracycline and from 95 to 98% against trimethoprim. It appears that exposure of E. coli of poultry origin in Pakistan to the five studies antimicrobials could well be the cause of increasing antimicrobials resistance. This data supports the growing contention that subtherapeutic doses of antimicrobials should be eliminated as a means of promoting rapid growth. (author)
Authors:
Anwar, R; Khan, M A [1] 
  1. University of Karachi (Pakistan). Inst. of Environmental Studies
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 2004
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research; Journal Volume: 47; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: PBD: May-Jun 2004
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COLIFORMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOWL
OSTI ID:
20545500
Country of Origin:
Pakistan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0030-9885; PSIRAA; TRN: PK0400386000959
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 231-236
Announcement Date:
Feb 01, 2005

Citation Formats

Anwar, R, and Khan, M A. Antimicrobial drug resistance evaluations and monitoring in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry environment at different time intervals. Pakistan: N. p., 2004. Web.
Anwar, R, & Khan, M A. Antimicrobial drug resistance evaluations and monitoring in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry environment at different time intervals. Pakistan.
Anwar, R, and Khan, M A. 2004. "Antimicrobial drug resistance evaluations and monitoring in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry environment at different time intervals." Pakistan.
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title = {Antimicrobial drug resistance evaluations and monitoring in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry environment at different time intervals}
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abstractNote = {A high prevalence of multiple drug resistance was observed in population of E. coli isolated in 1992-93 from poultry carcasses, fluff, hatchery environment and water at different broiler farms in Karachi, Pakistan. Five hundred isolate of E. coli were made of which 375 were tested for their sensitivity of five antimicrobials using the tube dilution method. Similarly, during 1995-1996, 430 E. coli isolates were made (from the same farms) of which 315 were tested for their sensitivity to the same antimicrobials studied in 1992-93. E. coli isolates during 1992-93 and 1995-96 showed increase in resistance from 50 to 56% against amoxicillin, from 62 to 71% against neomycin, from 97 to 100% against oxytetracycline, from 95 to 100% against tetracycline and from 95 to 98% against trimethoprim. It appears that exposure of E. coli of poultry origin in Pakistan to the five studies antimicrobials could well be the cause of increasing antimicrobials resistance. This data supports the growing contention that subtherapeutic doses of antimicrobials should be eliminated as a means of promoting rapid growth. (author)}
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