Commercial Day-Old Chicks in Nigeria Are Potential Reservoirs of Colistin- and Tigecycline-Resistant Potentially Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Commercial Day-Old Chicks in Nigeria Are Potential Reservoirs of Colistin- and Tigecycline-Resistant Potentially Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>

<b>Background:</b> Frequent use of colistin (COL) and tetracyclines in the Nigerian poultry sector potentially triggers bacterial resistance against COL and tigecycline (TIG), which are last-line antibiotics used to treat multidrug-resistant infections. <b>Aim/Objectives:</b>...

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Main Authors: Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu, Nkechi Harriet Ikenna-Ezeh, Simeon Chibuko Okafor, Chinaza Francisca Ezemuoka, Obichukwu Chisom Nwobi, Temitope Mofoluso Ogunniran, Lynda Onyinyechi Obodoechi, Onyinye Josephine Okorie-Kanu, Anthony Christian Mgbeahuruike, Ifeyinwa Riona Okosi, Ishmael Festus Jaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
colistin resistance
day-old chicks
enterobacteria
poultry
tetracycline resistance
tigecycline resistance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/11/1067
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