Seagulls and Beaches as Reservoirs for Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

simoes, rr (Author) Other; poirel, l (Author) Other; da costa, pm (Author) ICBAS; nordmann, p (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Vol. 16

Pages: 110-112

ISSN: 1080-6040

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 17 Citations

Scopus - 31 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Basic medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-AN7

DOI: 10.3201/eid1601.090896

Abstract (EN): A variety of extended-spectrum beta-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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3