Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain

• Main Authors: Houda Bennani (Author), Ana Mateus (Author), Nicholas Mays (Author), Elizabeth Eastmure (Author), Katharina D. C. Stärk (Author), Barbara Häsler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem. Bacteria carrying resistance genes can be transmitted between humans, animals and the environment. There are concerns that the widespread use of antimicrobials in the food chain constitutes an important source of AMR in humans, but the exten...