Infectious Disease Therapy

Antibiotic overuse in chickens may compromise effectiveness for humans

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 26th, 2002

by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Extensive use of powerful antibiotics in poultry animals may limit their efficacy for humans, researchers in the United States warn.

"Fluoroquinolones are commonly used to treat gastroenteritis caused by Campylobacter species," explained Dr. Patrick F. McDermott and colleagues at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Laurel, Maryland. "Domestically acquired fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter infection has been documented recently in the United States."

The use of these drugs in chickens may contribute to the rise of resistant Campylobacter strains, McDermott and coauthors...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2002-03-26)

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