Antimicrobial stewardship hindered by inadequate biosecurity and biosafety practices, and inappropriate antibiotics usage in poultry farms of Nepal–A pilot study

Journal article

The four farms were numbered from S1 to S4. Each sample represents pooled oral and cloacal samples. The gel was run with ladder in the first well and positive and negative controls in the last two well respectively. (TIF)

Authors: Poudel, A; Sharma, S; Dhital, K; Bhandari, S; Rajbhandari, PG

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Journal: PLoS ONE
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 3
• Pages: e0296911-e0296911
• Publication date: 2024-03-01
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296911
• EISSN: 1932-6203
• ISSN: 1932-6203
• Language: English
• Keywords: Veterinary medicine; Environmental health; Virology; Outbreak; Antibiotic resistance; Medicine; Biology; Antimicrobial stewardship; Intensive care medicine; Infection control; Poultry farming; Antibiotics; Biotechnology; Biosafety; Microbiology; Biosecurity