Risk Factor Analysis for Occurrence of Linezolid-Resistant Bacteria in the Digestive and Respiratory Tract of Food-Producing Animals in Belgium: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Michèle Driesen (Author), Michaël Timmermans (Author), Mickaël Cargnel (Author), Xavier Simons (Author), Maria-Eleni Filippitzi (Author), Boudewijn Catry (Author), Fabiana Dal Pozzo (Author), Wannes Vanderhaeghen (Author), Bénédicte Callens (Author), Marc Dispas (Author), Cécile Boland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Linezolid is a critically important antimicrobial used in human medicine. While linezolid is not licensed for food-producing animals, the veterinary use of other antimicrobials, such as phenicols (e.g., florfenicol), could cross/co-select for linezolid-resistant (LR) bacteria. Such LR strains pose a...