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Incidence of Drug Resistance and Transmissible R Factors In Strains of E. Coli Isolated from Faeces of Healthy Pigs
Forekomst af antibiotikaresistens og overførbare R faktorer i E. coli stammer isoleret fra faeces af raske svin
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 14, pages 381–391 (1973)
Abstract
Two hundred and twenty-six strains of E. coli were isolated from faeces of 107 pigs at different ages and without clinical signs of infectious diseases. The resistance of the strains to sulphonamide, tetracycline, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, and nalidixic acid was determined. In 74 % of the animals the predominant E. coli flora was found to be resistant to one or more of the drugs mentioned. Fifty-three % of the strains were resistant. Multiple resistance was predominant among resistant strains (67 %). R factors transmissible to a sensitive strain of E. coli K12 W3132 were demonstrated in 28 %. The proportion of resistant strains was largest in young animals (0–14 weeks) accounting for 65 % of the strains isolated, as compared to 43 % of strains from pigs and sows (6 months or more). The incidence of resistance to sulphonamide, tetracycline, and streptomycin was high, whereas most of the strains were sensitive to ampicillin and chloramphenicol. All strains were sensitive to nalidixic acid.
The incidence of resistance to antibiotics in a population of pigs to whom these drugs are not fed but applied as therapeutic agents solely seems rather high. When based on clinical findings only, the value is therefore questionable of sulphonamide, tetracycline and streptomycin treatment of infectious diseases caused by E. coli.
Sammendrag
Tohundredeseksogtyve E. coli stammer er isoleret fra faeces af 107 svin i forskellige aldersgrupper og uden kliniske symptomer på infektionssygdomme. Stammernes følsomhed over for sulfonamid, tetracyklin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin og nalidixan er undersøgt. Hos 74 % af dyrene var den overvejende del af E. coli floraen resistent over for et eller flere af de nævnte antibiotika. Treoghalvtreds % af stammerne var resistente. De fleste stammer udviste resistens over for flere antibiotika (67 %). Otteogtyve % af de resistente stammer indeholdt R faktorer, der kunne overføres til en følsom stamme, E. coli K12 W 3132. Hos grise i aldersgruppen 0–14 uger var 65 % af de isolerede stammer resistente, i modsætning til gruppen af baconsvin og søer, hvor 43 % af stammerne udviste resistens. Hyppigheden af resistens over for sulfonamid, tetracyclin og streptomycin var stor, hvorimod de fleste stammer var følsomme for ampicillin og chloramphenicol. Samtlige stammer var følsomme for nalidixan.
Hyppigheden, hvormed der forekommer tarmbakterier, der er resistente over for en række antibiotika, der ikke finder anvendelse som fodertilskud, synes under danske forhold at være ganske betydelig. På denne baggrund forekommer anvendelse af sulfonamid, tetracyklin og streptomycin til behandling af E. coli infektioner hos svin at være problematisk, såfremt behandlingen indledes uden forudgående bakteriologisk undersøgelse.
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Søgaard, H. Incidence of Drug Resistance and Transmissible R Factors In Strains of E. Coli Isolated from Faeces of Healthy Pigs. Acta Vet Scand 14, 381–391 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547426
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