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  • Title: Prevalence of extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Dutch dairy herds.
    Author: Heuvelink AE, Gonggrijp MA, Buter RGJ, Ter Bogt-Kappert CC, van Schaik G, Velthuis AGJ, Lam TJGM.
    Journal: Vet Microbiol; 2019 May; 232():58-64. PubMed ID: 31030845.
    Abstract:
    This study was conducted to assess: (1) a change in between-herd prevalence of extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL/AmpC-EC) between 2011 and 2013, the period during which the antimicrobial policy in animal husbandry in the Netherlands changed significantly, and (2) the prevalence of ESBL/AmpC-EC in individual calves, young stock, and dairy cows in the Netherlands. In 196 randomly selected conventional dairy herds, faecal samples were collected from calves (maximum n = 15), and randomly selected young stock (n = 5) and dairy cows (n = 15). Additionally, fresh faecal samples were collected from five different places on the floors where the dairy cows were housed. Samples were screened for E. coli with non-wild type susceptibility for cefotaxime and isolates were phenotypically confirmed as ESBL/AmpC-producing by disc diffusion, using cefotaxime and ceftazidime with and without clavulanic acid, and cefoxitin. Samples containing ESBL/AmpC-EC were examined semi-quantitatively. In 59.6% of the dairy herds one or more samples tested positive for ESBL/AmpC-EC. The between-herd prevalence based on floor samples in 2013 (18.0%) was significantly lower than the prevalence in 2011 based on comparable samples (32.7%). The individual animal prevalence of ESBL/AmpC-EC, with a minimum shedding level of 103 cfu/g of faeces, was 19.3% in calves, 0.9% in young stock, and 0.8% in dairy cows. Although ESBL/AmpC-EC was found in the majority of dairy herds, the herd prevalence declined significantly between 2011 and 2013. Calves were found to have both, a much higher individual animal prevalence and a higher level of shedding than young stock and cows.
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