Volume 10, Number 5—May 2004
Research
Antimicrobial Resistance in Commensal Flora of Pig Farmers
Hélène Aubry-Damon*, Karine Grenet†, Penda Sall-Ndiaye‡, Didier Che*, Eugenio Cordeiro*, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux¶, Emma Rigaud‡, Yann Le Strat*, Véronique Lemanissier*, Laurence Armand-Lefèvre†, Didier Delzescaux§, Jean-Claude Desenclos*, Michel Liénard‡, and Antoine Andremont†
Table 5
Frequency of use of masks and gloves by 113 pig farmers during selected farming activity
| Activity | No. (%) with that activity | No. (%) usinga |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Masks | Gloves | ||
| Food preparation, daily or often |
109 (96) |
4 (3.6) |
8 (7.3) |
| Manual food distribution, handling, or mixing |
78 (69) |
4 (5.2) |
5 (6.4) |
| Handling of pig feces, daily or often |
87 (77) |
2 (2.3) |
7 (8.0) |
| Antibiotic administration to animals | 112 (99) | 4 (3.5) | 9 (8.0) |
aDuring that activity.
