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. 2007 Nov;30(5):466-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.07.012. Epub 2007 Sep 19.

Comment on: withdrawal of growth-promoting antibiotics in Europe and its effects in relation to human health

Anette M Hammerum  1 , Ole E Heuer, Camilla H Lester, Yvonne Agersø, Anne Mette Seyfarth, Hanne-Dorthe Emborg, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Dominique L Monnet
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Comment on: withdrawal of growth-promoting antibiotics in Europe and its effects in relation to human health

Anette M Hammerum et al. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

In response to a review titled 'Withdrawal of growth-promoting antibiotics in Europe and its effects in relation to human health', published in this Journal by Ian Phillips, we hereby comment on the review. Phillips makes use of data from the Danish Integrated Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Programme (DANMAP) reports and studies on Campylobacter and enterococci. Unfortunately, we find these data frequently misinterpreted by Phillips, leading to false conclusions such as inferences that the ban of antibiotic growth promoters should cause an increased prevalence of resistant enterococci and Campylobacter.

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