TY - JOUR AU - Trung, Nguyen Vinh AU - Matamoros, Sébastien AU - Carrique-Mas, Juan AU - Nghia, Nguyen Huu AU - Nhung, Nguyen Thi AU - Chieu, Tran Thi Bich AU - Mai, Ho Huynh AU - van Rooijen, Willemien AU - Campbell, James AU - Wagenaar, Jaap AU - Hardon, Anita AU - Mai, Nguyen Thi Nhu AU - Hieu, Thai Quoc AU - Thwaites, Guy AU - de Jong, Menno AU - Schultsz, Constance AU - Hoa, Ngo Thi T1 - Zoonotic Transmission of mcr-1 Colistin Resistance Gene from Small-Scale Poultry Farms, Vietnam T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 3 SP - 529 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We investigated the consequences of colistin use in backyard chicken farms in Vietnam by examining the prevalence of mcr-1 in fecal samples from chickens and humans. Detection of mcr-1–carrying bacteria in chicken samples was associated with colistin use and detection in human samples with exposure to mcr-1–positive chickens. KW - zoonoses KW - poultry farms KW - Vietnam KW - antibiotic resistance KW - transmission KW - E. coli KW - chicken KW - food production KW - colistin KW - fecal colonization KW - colistin resistance KW - backyard farm KW - small-scale farm KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2303.161553 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1553_article ER - End of Reference