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Drug Resistance
Researchers at University of Copenhagen publish new data on drug resistance
April 7th, 2009
"There is increasing evidence showing that anti microbial consumption provides a powerful selective force that promotes the emergence of resistance in pathogenic, commensal as well as zoonotic bacteria in animals. The main aim of this study was to develop a modeling framework that can be used to assess the impact of antimicrobial usage in pigs on the emergence and transmission of resistant bacteria within a finisher pig farm," scientists in Frederiksberg, Denmark report. "The transmission dynamics of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant bacteria among pigs in the herd were characterized by Studying the local and global stability properties of steady state solutions of the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-07)
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