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Do Nonclinical Uses of Antibiotics Make a Difference?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Hilary-Kay Young
Hilary-Kay Young*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, United Kingdom
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, United Kingdom
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Abstract

An increasing range of antibacterial compounds is being used for nonclinical purposes, especially in the fields of animal husbandry and fish farming. As in human medicine, exposure to antibiotics has lead to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in animal populations. The potential impact of antibiotic use in animals on human health and the management of clinical infections in humans is discussed in light of growing evidence to suggest that “new” resistance genes and multiresistant pathogens with increased pathogenicity are emerging in food animals as a direct consequence of antibiotic exposure.

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From the Third International Conference on the Prevention of Infection
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 15 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 484 - 487
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1994

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