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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Letter to the Editor

High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015

Authors: Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Pepijn Huizinga, Nick van Spreuwel, Carlo Verhulst, Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans

Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Recently, plasmid-mediated colistin resistance was reported in humans, animals and food. We studied the presence of mcr-1 and mcr-2 in Dutch retail chicken meat. The prevalence of mcr-1 was 24,8% (53/214), whereas mcr-2 was not found. The presence of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae was confirmed by culture in 34/53 samples (64,2%). The prevalence depended on the supermarket chain and was lower in free-range chicken samples. The unexpected high prevalence of mcr-1 in food is cause for concern.
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Metadata
Title
High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015
Authors
Eefje J. A. Schrauwen
Pepijn Huizinga
Nick van Spreuwel
Carlo Verhulst
Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh
Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2047-2994
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0242-8

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