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From the farm to the kitchen table: the negative impact of antimicrobial use in animals on humans

Authors :
Hamer, Davidson H.
Gill, Christopher J.
Source :
Nutrition Reviews. August, 2002, Vol. 60 Issue 8, p261, 4 p.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

Antimicrobials used as growth promotion agents in the livestock and poultry industries appear to result in the spread of drug-resistant pathogens to humans such as vancomycin-resistant enterococci, fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter jejuni, and multidrug-resistant strains of Salmonella enterica. We present some epidemiologic evidence supporting this link and suggest that the use of antimicrobial agents for nontherapeutic purposes in food animals should be severely limited, if not banned altogether. Key Words: antimicrobials, antibiotics, animal industry, growth supplements, drug resistance, Salmonella, Campylobacter, enterococcus, public health.

Details

ISSN :
00296643
Volume :
60
Issue :
8
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Nutrition Reviews
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.90798359