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

Abstract

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.