Public Health Risks of Enterobacterial Isolates Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases or AmpC β-Lactamases in Food and Food-Producing Animals: An EU Perspective of Epidemiology, Analytical Methods, Risk Factors, and Control Options
Griffin, Patricia M. ; Griffin, Patricia M. ; Liebana, Ernesto ; Carattoli, Alessandra ; Coque, Teresa M. ; Hasman, Henrik ; Magiorakos, Anna-Pelagia ; Mevius, Dik ; Peixe, Luisa ; Poirel, Laurent ; Schuepbach-Regula, Gertraud ; Torneke, Karolina ; Torren-Edo, Jordi ; Torres, Carmen ; Threlfall, John
In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2013, vol. 56, no. 7, p. 1030-1037
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- The blaESBL and blaAmpC genes are spread by plasmid-mediated integrons, insertion sequences, and transposons, some of which are homologous in food animals and humans. Cephalosporin usage in animal production is an important risk factor; restricting such use would be an effective control option