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

    Emerging infectious diseases, 03/2017, Volume: 23, Issue: 3
    Journal Article

    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.