Zoonotic Transmission of mcr-1 Colistin Resistance Gene from Small-Scale Poultry Farms, Vietnam

Nguyen Vinh Trung, Sébastien Matamoros, Juan J Carrique-Mas, Nguyen Huu Nghia, Nguyen Thi Nhung, Tran Thi Bich Chieu, Ho Huynh Mai, Willemien van Rooijen, James Campbell, Jaap A Wagenaar, Anita Hardon, Nguyen Thi Nhu Mai, Thai Quoc Hieu, Guy Thwaites, Menno D de Jong, Constance Schultsz, Ngo Thi Hoa

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    Abstract

    We investigated the consequences of colistin use in backyard chicken farms in Vietnam by examining the prevalence of mcr-1 in fecal samples from chickens and humans. Detection of mcr-1-carrying bacteria in chicken samples was associated with colistin use and detection in human samples with exposure to mcr-1-positive chickens.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)529-532
    Number of pages4
    JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
    Volume23
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2017

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