Restricting the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals and its associations with antibiotic resistance in food-producing animals and human beings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary: Background: Antibiotic use in human medicine, veterinary medicine, and agriculture has been linked to the rise of antibiotic resistance globally. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarise the effect that interventions to reduce antibiotic use in food-producing animals have...

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Main Authors: Karen L Tang, MD, Niamh P Caffrey, PhD, Diego B Nóbrega, PhD, Susan C Cork, ProfPhD, Paul E Ronksley, PhD, Herman W Barkema, ProfPhD, Alicia J Polachek, MA, Heather Ganshorn, MLIS, Nishan Sharma, EdD, James D Kellner, ProfMD, William A Ghali, Dr ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519617301419