Occurrence and characteristics of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Swiss and imported retail chicken meat
The contamination with ESBL-EC in retail chicken meat in Switzerland is moderate; nevertheless, domestic and imported chicken meat is a potential vehicle for MDR ESBL-EC and for genes conferring resistance to clinically important antimicrobials including 3<sup>rd</sup>-generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones.
Authors
- Karen Barmettler
- Roger Stephan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1002-4762)
- Michael Biggel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1337-2132)
- Lucien Kelbert
- Magdalena Nüesch‐Inderbinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-9739)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2025.05.013
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.36