Evaluation of a survey approach to estimating the prevalence of cattle carrying antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli.
A random survey of farms in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland provides estimated of the prevalence of calves, finishers and cows carrying ampicillin, apramycin and/or nalidixic acid resistant Escherichia coli. While the survey provides information on the geographical variation in risk, the results are of limited value for interpreting causality.
Gunn
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Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, UK. George.Gunn@sac.ac.uk
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D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D009328:Nebramycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009328:Nebramycin; C011666:apramycin; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D000667:Ampicillin