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Prevalence and patterns of antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from Zambian dairy cattle across different production systems.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Antimicrobial use in cattle and poultry production on occurrence of multidrug resistantFrontiers in veterinary science · 2022Pooled it
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- Antibiotic Residues in Raw Cow Milk Collected from Smallholder Dairy Farms in Kasama and Mbala, Zambia.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Age influences the temporal dynamics of microbiome and antimicrobial resistance genes among fecal bacteria in a cohort of production pigs.Animal microbiome · 2023Article
- Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns ofJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2022Article
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- Awareness of Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Factors among Layer Poultry Farmers in Zambia: Implications for Surveillance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Review ofInfection and drug resistance · 2022Review
- Review: Vaccines and Vaccination against Lumpy Skin Disease.Vaccines · 2021Review
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- Erratum issuedErratum: Prevalence and patterns of antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from Zambian dairy cattle across different production systems.2015 · Bessell, Paul B [corrected to Bessell, Paul R]
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Abstract
This study focused on the use of antibiotics on small, medium and commercial-sized dairy farms in the central region of Zambia and its relationship to antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli. A stratified random sample of 104 farms was studied, representing approximately 20% of all dairy farms in the region. On each farm, faecal samples were collected from a random sample of animals and a standardised questionnaire on the usage of antibiotics was completed. An E. coli isolate was obtained from 98.67% (371/376) of the sampled animals and tested for resistance to six classes of antibiotics. The estimated prevalence of resistance across the different farming systems was: tetracycline (10.61; 95%CI: 7.40-13.82), ampicillin (6.02; 95%CI: 3.31-8.73), sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim (4.49; 95%CI: 2.42-6.56), cefpodoxime (1.91; 95%CI: 0.46-3.36), gentamicin (0.89; 95%CI: 0.06-1.84) and ciprofloxacin (0%). Univariate analyses indicated certain diseases, exotic breeds, location, farm size and certain management practices as risk factors for detection of resistance, whereas multivariate analyses showed an association with lumpy skin disease and a protective effect for older animals (>25 months). This study has provided novel insights into the drivers of antibiotic use and their association with antibiotic resistance in an under-studied region of Southern Africa.
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