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FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE
Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages 569-578Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0718
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Consortium
- American Meat Institute Foundation
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Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic human pathogen that causes listeriosis, a disease that mainly affects the immunocompromised, the elderly, infants, and pregnant women. Listeriosis has become increasingly common in the last 25 years since the first foodborne outbreak was noted. Treatment for listeriosis currently consists primarily of supportive therapy in conjunction with the use of intravenous antibiotics. Antibiotics have been commercially available for over 60 years for treatment of a myriad of clinical diseases. Bacteria resistant to antibiotics have been developing over this same period. This review seeks to elucidate the extent of antibiotic resistance in L. monocytogenes, the possible transmission mechanisms, and contributing factors to distribution of antibiotic resistance among Listeria species, and possible control strategies.
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