Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance in food.
Highlights
Newspapers and other media provide almost daily reminders to Canadians of the potential risks of foodborne infection
In contrast to the major nosocomial and community-acquired bacterial infections that have predominantly human reservoirs, we look to nonhuman use of antimicrobials as potential drivers of resistance in many of the food- and waterborne bacteria of animal origin
Most of the nonhuman use of antimicrobials is in food animals, they are used in pets, horses and in some types of plant production, but these are thought to be of lesser importance, at least to the extent that they have been studied [2]
Summary
Newspapers and other media provide almost daily reminders to Canadians of the potential risks of foodborne infection. In contrast to the major nosocomial and community-acquired bacterial infections that have predominantly human reservoirs, we look to nonhuman use of antimicrobials as potential drivers of resistance in many of the food- and waterborne bacteria of animal origin (eg, the zoonoses).
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