title: Measurement of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in pig feces with a hydrophobic grid membrane filter interpreter system.
abstract: Hydrophobic grid membrane filter technology was used to measure resistance among Escherichia coli in pig fecal samples to ampicillin, sulfisoxazole, and tetracycline. The method accurately measured resistance, with sensitivities ranging from 96.5 to 99.5% and specificities ranging from 87.0 to 98.3%, and it identified E. coli with 96% confidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Dunlop
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McEwen
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Meek
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Friendship
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sharpe
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013444:Sulfisoxazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D013552:Swine; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D013444:Sulfisoxazole; D000667:Ampicillin; D013752:Tetracycline