The Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia Coli in Poultry Chickens and Variation According to Farming Practices in Punjab, India

Conclusions:
Our findings suggest that unregulated use of clinically relevant antimicrobials in Indian broiler and layer farms may contribute to the emergence of resistance and support the need to curb the nontherapeutic use of medically important antimicrobials in food animal production. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP292

Received: 31 March 2016
Revised: 16 December 2016
Accepted: 17 December 2016
Published: 20 July 2017
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Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP292).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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