Effect of subtherapeutic vs therapeutic administration of macrolides on antimicrobial resistance in Mannheimia haemolytica and enterococci isolated from beef cattle

Macrolides are the first-line treatment against bovine respiratory disease, and are also used to treat infections in humans. The macrolide, tylosin phosphate, is often included in the diet of cattle as a preventative for liver abscesses in many regions of the world outside of Europe. This study inv...

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Main Authors: Rahat eZaheer, Shaun eCook, Cassidy eKlima, Kim eStanford, Trevor eAlexander, Ed eTopp, Ron eRead, Tim eMcallister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00133/full