Seagulls and Beaches as Reservoirs for Multidrug-ResistantEscherichia coli
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 16 (1), 110-112
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.090896
Abstract
A variety of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli isolates, with a high rate of cefotaximase-15 resistance, were identified in seagull feces from Porto, Portugal, beaches. Beaches may therefore present a risk to public health because of the potential pathogen-spreading capacity of migratory birds.Keywords
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