title: Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from chickens.
abstract: Faecal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy farm chickens, from farm chickens with avian influenza, and from chickens with diarrhoea were more resistant to antimicrobial agents (94-100%) than those isolated from healthy domestic chickens (20%). Transfer of drug resistance was readily achieved from strains isolated from both healthy and sick farm chickens, and from diarrhoeic chickens; it was more difficult to demonstrate in strains from domestic chickens. Resistant E. coli showing serotypes suspected to be enteropathogenic for man, i.e 0126:K71(B16), 044:K74 (L) and 0119:K69(B14), were isolated from faecal samples of healthy and sick farm chickens, but not from healthy domestic birds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chulasiri
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Suthienkul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D002988:Cloaca / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents