Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics

Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics | Grist

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Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics

[R]esearch in the United States, Canada, and Europe (published most recently this month, in June, and in March) has found close genetic matches between resistant E. coli collected from human patients and resistant strains found on chicken or turkey sold in supermarkets or collected from birds being slaughtered. The researchers contend that poultry — especially chicken, the low-cost, low-fat protein that Americans eat more than any other meat — is the bridge that allows resistant bacteria to move to humans, taking up residence in the body and sparking infections when conditions are right. Touching raw meat that contains the resistant bacteria, or coming into environmental contact with it — say, by eating lettuce that was cross-contaminated — are easy ways to become infected. “The E. coli that is circulating at the same time, and in the same area — from food animal sources, ...

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@ashlandfoodcoop » 18 Jul '12, 9pm
Why you want to eat organic chicken [link] Thanks for the tip Rick North.
@ashtonballard » 14 Jul '12, 1pm
Ew RT @OrganicWriter: RT @grist Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming from poultry treated w/ antibiotics: [link]
@OrganicWriter » 14 Jul '12, 1pm
RT @grist Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming from poultry treated with antibiotics: [link] #ag #foodsafety
@GinnyRAWls » 13 Jul '12, 1pm
[R]esearch in the United States, Canada, and Europe (published most recently this month, in June, and in March)... [link]
@jackielamison » 13 Jul '12, 12pm
Drug-resistant bladder infection? Blame factory farming business, which brings so much ill health to people. [link]
@SierraDante » 13 Jul '12, 12pm
Bladder infections maybe link to chickens. [link]
@steve_salonga » 13 Jul '12, 6am
another good reason to raise your own chickens for the table . . . . [link]
@GCNM04 » 13 Jul '12, 3am
More on the impact of agricultural use of antibiotics on humans- [link]
@peggijp » 13 Jul '12, 12am
Now this is scary stuff! Where is YOUR poultry coming from? [link]
@TheNHF » 12 Jul '12, 11pm
Thanks to U Maria Schneider who alerted us to this news:... [link]
@DrStoneBeck » 12 Jul '12, 7pm
Really! The evidence mounts....Food is our medicine or our POISON! [link]
@BethHauptle » 12 Jul '12, 6pm
WHO IS SURPRISED? Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections & poultry antibiotics Grist [link] #profood
@AskUmbra » 12 Jul '12, 5pm
Eating mass-market chicken? Here's why urine trouble: [link]
@echomassagespa » 12 Jul '12, 5pm
RT @CO2Lady Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics #health #enviro [link]
@CO2Lady » 12 Jul '12, 4pm
Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics #health #enviro [link]
@sesmithwrites » 12 Jul '12, 4pm
Eat antibiotic-laced meat, run the risk of antibiotic-resistant UTIs. YAY! [link]
@tweetwiese » 12 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @molfamily @grist Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming from poultry treated with #antibiotics: [link]
@janetgranger » 12 Jul '12, 2pm
RT @Lisa_McRee: Yet another reason to avoid factory farmed poultry! #foodsafety #organic [link]
@clarepolitan » 12 Jul '12, 2pm
Enjoying those UTIs, ladies? The poultry industy says "You're welcome!" #superbugs [link] via @grist
@Lisa_McRee » 12 Jul '12, 1pm
Yet another reason to avoid factory farmed poultry! #bigfood #foodsafety #organic [link]
@BiscuitsofToday » 12 Jul '12, 1pm
Another reason to eat local meat. RT @grist Drug-resistant bladder infections...from poultry treated with antibiotics: [link]
@1stworldmusic » 12 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @lisaguido: via @grist: Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming from poultry treated with antibiotics: [link] #fb
@lisaguido » 12 Jul '12, 12pm
via @grist: Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming from poultry treated with antibiotics: [link] #fb
@Babeth » 12 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @CandiceKumai: This is scary!#organics @grist: Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming frm poultry treated w/ antibiotics: [link]"
@CandiceKumai » 12 Jul '12, 12pm
This is scary!#organics @grist: Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming frm poultry treated w/ antibiotics: [link]"
@grist » 12 Jul '12, 12pm
Drug-resistant bladder infections could be coming from poultry treated with antibiotics: [link]
@ClubGreenNL » 12 Jul '12, 7am
Blaasontsteking? En #antibiotica helpen niet? Dank de #veeindustrie (studie): [link] #poultry #antibiotics #infections
@Luciajh » 12 Jul '12, 6am
gah! over-use of antibiotics in factory farming of chickens linked to antibiotic resistant bladder infections. [link]
@DanielKomarek » 12 Jul '12, 4am
RT @greenforyou: Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics #green [link]
@greenforyou » 12 Jul '12, 4am
Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics #green [link]
@YourRootSeller » 12 Jul '12, 4am
RT @aagaardfarms: More evidence that antibiotics in #poultry are affecting our health! [link]
@LissaHansen » 12 Jul '12, 2am
Yikes! RT @grist Link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics [link] (via @ChiaLynn)
@msmarph » 12 Jul '12, 2am
Agrivating news - Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics | Grist - [link]
@aagaardfarms » 12 Jul '12, 2am
More evidence that antibiotics in #poultry are affecting our health! [link]
@MLSandersSharp » 12 Jul '12, 2am
Yet another reason to go vegan: Link between antibiotics fed to poultry & human bladder infections [link] #vegan
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@BeasKneas » 12 Jul '12, 1am
"@grist: Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics [link]" how timely
@DolfinariumBoyc » 12 Jul '12, 1am
RT @KarenMessier: Antibiotics in animals. The consequences will only increase: [link] #antibiotics #chicken #turkeys #poultry #meat #food #drugs
@agentmcclure » 12 Jul '12, 1am
“@grist: Researchers find link between drug-resistant bladder infections and poultry antibiotics [link]” Yuck!
@Bill_Flood » 12 Jul '12, 1am
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