PMID- 31767080 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200211 LR - 20200211 IS - 1873-2542 (Electronic) IS - 0378-1135 (Linking) VI - 239 DP - 2019 Dec TI - Effect of challenge dose of plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and AmpC beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli on time-until-colonization and level of excretion in young broilers. PG - 108446 LID - S0378-1135(19)30782-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.108446 [doi] AB - Plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and AmpC beta-lactamase (ESBL/pAmpC) producing bacteria are present at all levels of the broiler production pyramid. Young birds can be found positive for ESBL/pAmpC-producing Escherichia coli shortly after arrival at farm. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different challenge doses of ESBL/pAmpC-producing E. coli on time-until-colonization and the level of excretion in young broilers. One-day-old broilers (specific-pathogen free (SPF) and conventional Ross 308) were housed in isolators and challenged with 0.5 ml ESBL/pAmpC-producing E. coli strains of varying doses (10(1)-10(5) CFU/ml). Presence and concentration (CFU/gram feces) of ESBL/pAmpC-producing E. coli and total E. coli were determined longitudinally from cloacal swabs, and in cecal content 72 h after challenge. Higher challenge doses resulted in shorter time-until-colonization. However, even the lowest dose (10(1) CFU/ml) resulted in colonization of the broilers which excreted >10(6) CFU/gram feces 72 h after inoculation. Conventional broilers were colonized later than SPF broilers, although within 72 h after challenge all broilers were excreting ESBL/pAmpC-producing E. coli. A probabilistic model was used to estimate the probability of colonization by initial inoculation or transmission. The higher the dose the higher the probability of excreting ESBL/pAmpC-producing E. coli as a result of inoculation. In conclusion, low initial doses of ESBL/pAmpC-producing E. coli can result in rapid colonization of a flock. Interventions should thus be aimed to eliminate ESBL/pAmpC-producing bacteria in the environment of the hatchlings and measures focusing at reducing colonization and transmission of ESBL/pAmpC-producing E. coli should be applied shortly after hatching. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Dame-Korevaar, Anita AU - Dame-Korevaar A AD - Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: m.a.damekorevaar@gmail.com. FAU - Fischer, Egil A J AU - Fischer EAJ AD - Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. FAU - van der Goot, Jeanet AU - van der Goot J AD - Department of Bacteriology and Epidemiology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands. FAU - Velkers, Francisca AU - Velkers F AD - Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. FAU - van den Broek, Jan AU - van den Broek J AD - Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. FAU - Veldman, Kees AU - Veldman K AD - Department of Bacteriology and Epidemiology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands. FAU - Ceccarelli, Daniela AU - Ceccarelli D AD - Department of Bacteriology and Epidemiology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands. FAU - Mevius, Dik AU - Mevius D AD - Department of Bacteriology and Epidemiology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands; Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. FAU - Stegeman, Arjan AU - Stegeman A AD - Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191004 PL - Netherlands TA - Vet Microbiol JT - Veterinary microbiology JID - 7705469 RN - 0 (Bacterial Proteins) RN - EC 3.5.2.6 (AmpC beta-lactamases) RN - EC 3.5.2.6 (beta-Lactamases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bacterial Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Chickens MH - Escherichia coli/enzymology/genetics MH - Escherichia coli Infections/enzymology/genetics/microbiology/*veterinary MH - Plasmids/genetics MH - Poultry Diseases/enzymology/genetics/*microbiology/transmission MH - Time MH - beta-Lactamases/genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Animal model OT - Antibiotic resistance OT - Dose-response OT - Inoculation OT - Poultry OT - Transmission EDAT- 2019/11/27 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/12 06:00 CRDT- 2019/11/27 06:00 PHST- 2019/07/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/08/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/10/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/12 06:00 [medline] AID - S0378-1135(19)30782-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.108446 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vet Microbiol. 2019 Dec;239:108446. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.108446. Epub 2019 Oct 4.