Commercial Day-Old Chicks in Nigeria Are Potential Reservoirs of Colistin- and Tigecycline-Resistant Potentially Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>

• Main Authors: Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu (Author), Nkechi Harriet Ikenna-Ezeh (Author), Simeon Chibuko Okafor (Author), Chinaza Francisca Ezemuoka (Author), Obichukwu Chisom Nwobi (Author), Temitope Mofoluso Ogunniran (Author), Lynda Onyinyechi Obodoechi (Author), Onyinye Josephine Okorie-Kanu (Author), Anthony Christian Mgbeahuruike (Author), Ifeyinwa Riona Okosi (Author), Ishmael Festus Jaja (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<b>Background:</b> Frequent use of colistin (COL) and tetracyclines in the Nigerian poultry sector potentially triggers bacterial resistance against COL and tigecycline (TIG), which are last-line antibiotics used to treat multidrug-resistant infections. <b>Aim/Objectives:</b>...