High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015
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2017-08-18
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Schrauwen, Eefje J.A.
Huizinga, Pepijn
van Spreuwel, Nick
Verhulst, Carlo
Kluytmans-Van Den Bergh, M
Kluytmans, Jan A J W
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Recently, plasmid-mediated colistin resistance was reported in humans, animals and food. We studied the presence of mcr-1 and mcr-2 in Dutch retail chicken meat. The prevalence of mcr-1 was 24,8% (53/214), whereas mcr-2 was not found. The presence of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae was confirmed by culture in 34/53 samples (64,2%). The prevalence depended on the supermarket chain and was lower in free-range chicken samples. The unexpected high prevalence of mcr-1 in food is cause for concern.
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Chicken meat, Colistin resistance, Enterobacteriaceae, mcr-1, Netherlands, PCR method, Prevalence, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology (medical)
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Schrauwen, E J A, Huizinga, P, van Spreuwel, N, Verhulst, C, Kluytmans-van den Bergh, M F Q & Kluytmans, J A J W 2017, 'High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015', Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, vol. 6, no. 1, 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0242-8