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Selective pressure by antibiotics as feed additives.

W Witte1, I Klare, G Werner

  • 1Robert-Koch-Institut, Bereich Wernigerode, Germany.

Infection
|July 8, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Antibiotic use in animal feed poses significant human health risks due to transferable resistance. Banning antibiotics crucial for human medicine in animal husbandry is essential to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Antibacterial substances are widely used as growth promoters in animal husbandry.
  • This practice poses incalculable risks to human health due to potential transfer of antibiotic resistance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the risks associated with using antibiotics as growth promoters.
  • To emphasize the need to prohibit antibiotics used in human chemotherapy from being used in animal husbandry.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing research on transferable antibiotic resistance.
  • Application of molecular methods for bacterial typing and characterization of resistance genes.

Main Results:

  • Evidence demonstrates the transfer of antibiotic resistance between animal husbandry and humans.
  • Specific examples include resistance to glycopeptides (vanA gene cluster) and streptogramins (satA).

Conclusions:

  • The use of certain antibiotics as growth promoters presents a clear danger to public health.
  • Prohibiting the use of medically important antibiotics in animal husbandry is crucial to combat antimicrobial resistance.

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