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: Received: 13 November 2023 / Approved: 13 November 2023 / Online: 14 November 2023 (09:30:55 CET)
How to cite:
Ahmed, M.O.; Daw, M.A. Is Colistin Essential for the treatment and metaphylaxis of infections in Food-Producing Animals; One Health Debate. Preprints2023, 2023110872. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0872.v1
Ahmed, M.O.; Daw, M.A. Is Colistin Essential for the treatment and metaphylaxis of infections in Food-Producing Animals; One Health Debate. Preprints 2023, 2023110872. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0872.v1
Ahmed, M.O.; Daw, M.A. Is Colistin Essential for the treatment and metaphylaxis of infections in Food-Producing Animals; One Health Debate. Preprints2023, 2023110872. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0872.v1
APA Style
Ahmed, M.O., & Daw, M.A. (2023). Is Colistin Essential for the treatment and metaphylaxis of infections in Food-Producing Animals; One Health Debate. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0872.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ahmed, M.O. and Mohamed Ali Daw. 2023 "Is Colistin Essential for the treatment and metaphylaxis of infections in Food-Producing Animals; One Health Debate" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0872.v1
Abstract
Colistin [polymyxin E] is a veterinary exclusive antimicrobial and one of the oldest antibiotics that is currently recognised as one of the highest priority critically important antimicrobials for humans. It is extensively used for multiple medical and non-medical purposes particularly for growth promotion, prophylaxis/metaphylaxis and therapeutic in food animals. As a result, colistin resistance was widespread along the food-chain linking to multidrug resistant bacterial infections in humans reflected by greater use of colistin in healthcare settings resulted in different types of bans/restrictions in food-producing animals, around the world. This report debates the testimonies of 23 countries representing the bulk of global food producing animal production, providing robust evidence on the essential need for colistin in animal production.
Keywords
One Health Debate; Colistin; Food-Producing Animals
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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