Food Bacteria More Drug-Resistant in U.S., Europe, Study Suggests

The bacteria that cause a common food-borne illness show low drug resistance in Australia, unlike similar strains from the United States and Europe, a study has found.

Scientists behind the finding say Australia's de facto ban on certain antibiotics in poultry and other livestock helps explain why.

Scientists say that this bacteria could be spreading and about 2 percent of the samples were resistant to ciprofloxacin, one of the group of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolonones.

The study, led by Leanne Unicomb, a graduate student at Australian National University in Canberra, was published in the May issue of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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