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The aim of the study was to detect antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis isolates from farm-reared poultry
Out of 24 P. mirabilis isolates resistant to the tested fluoroquinolones, 20 strains were isolated from one of the farms and Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis of DNA proved that 19 isolates were probably identical and represented one clonal type
Among E. coli isolates, 7 (3%) resistant to ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin were isolated from 4 poultry farms, while 4 isolates were detected in farm IV
Summary
The aim of the study was to detect antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis isolates from farm-reared poultry. The study confirmed the occurrence of multiresistant bacterial isolates with resistance to fluoroquinolones in poultry in the Czech Republic. Their clonal spread in farm-reared poultry can be suggested, too. Nowadays, increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotic agents including fluoroquinolones poses a serious problem (Jones et al 1997; Neu 1992). This adverse trend is documented both in human and veterinary medicine and apparently its solution is to be seen in the synergism of preventive measures (Caprioli et al 2000; Bo g aar d and Stobberingh 2000). The increasing bacterial resistance to fluoroquinolones both in human and animal populations is connected with their overuse (Aguiar et al 1992; Garau et al 1999; Pen a et al 1995)
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