title: Investigation of integrons/cassettes in antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from food animals in China.
abstract: In this study, 326 Escherichia coli isolates from food animals collected during the last four decades in China were characterized using antimicrobial susceptibility testing and screening for integrons/cassettes. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) testing indicated that the antimicrobial resistance of E. coli has increased since the 1970s. The findings of this study present a warning to veterinary practitioners about the excessive use of antimicrobials, and suggest the necessity for surveillance and control of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary clinical medicine in China.
authors.affiliation: China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, Beijing, 100081, China. songli@indc.gov.cn
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yibao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Jianzhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xuezheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Chunping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chenghuai
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D002681:China; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D032023:Integrons / Q000235:genetics*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents