Online Program

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Presence of quinolone resistance in swine enteric flora


Monday, November 4, 2013 : 3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Erin Byrd, Department of Public Health, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Chris Smith, Department of Biological Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Eunbyeol Goh, Department of Biological Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Erik Hill, PhD, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Sharon Mason, DVM, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Michelle Thomas, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Commercial hog farms utilize antibiotics in their livestock for three main uses: prophylaxis, growth promotion, or therapeutics. Recurrent sub-therapeutic doses of antibiotics can promote antibiotic resistance, which may lead to overgrowth of resistant enteric flora. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQ) are second-line antibiotics that should only be used when an infection cannot be cleared up using first-line antibiotics. FQ use in livestock has already been banned in several countries due to the potential risk of zoonosis caused by FQ resistant bacteria. However, in the United States, fluoroquinolones are utilized for prescription only treatment in commercial farming. We seek to determine if Gram negative bacteria resistant to FQ can be cultured from the fecal material of hogs previously treated with intravenous antibiotics at label dosing. Fecal samples were collected from hogs treated with enrofloxacin, and bacteria were cultured from the feces of swine both pre- and post-treatment with FQs. PCR screening will determine if samples contain common FQ resistance genes. DNA sequencing of the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of the gyrA gene in FQ-resistant strains will identify evolved resistance to FQ treatment. This research is important because it investigates the potential for the development of antibiotic resistance stemming from the use of antibiotics in livestock.

Learning Areas:

Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health biology

Learning Objectives:
Describe the potential for Fluoroquinolone resistance in livestock. Assess the potential for lateral transfer of Fluoroquinolone resistance.

Keyword(s): Animals and Public Health, Antibiotic Resistance

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am co-investigator on the current study and am a faculty member in the Campbell University Department of Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.