Antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria detected in milk marketed for human consumption in Kibera, Nairobi

Antibiotic residues in raw and pasteurized milk, Iran

Introduction: The presence of antibiotic residues in food products of animal origin, especially milk and meat, and their consumption can cause serious side effects for human health. The purpose of this study was to monitor antibiotics residues in raw and pasteurized milk produced in Elam province of Iran during the spring and summer of 2012. Material and Methods: For this purpose, 9 industrial ...

SCREENING FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA IN URINE SAMPLES

Chronic urinary tract infections are often caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria. In some of these cases, prediction of the most effective antibiotic (s) may urgently be needed. This can not be achieved unless the nature and patterns of the resistance to antibiotics among the pathogenic bacteria has been described earlier. The urine samples that reached the laboratory of Shaheed Mustafa K...

Characterisation of Antibiotic-resistant Psychrotrophic Bacteria in Raw Milk

Determination of Antibiotic Residues in Milk Samples

In this study, antibiotic residues in raw milk and pasteurized milk products sold in AnkaraTurkey investigated. For this purpose; a total of 240 milk samples, which contains 10 raw and 10 pasteurized milk samples per month collected from various markets in Ankara between April 2003 and March 2004 were analyzed in terms of penicillin G, oxytetracycline, gentamicin, streptomycin and neomycin by u...

Antibiotic residues and aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk powder used in Tehran dairy factories, Iran

BACKGROUND: The presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) andantibiotic residues in milk and milk products is a public healthconcern. Milk and milk powder have the potential forintroducing AFM1 and antibiotic into human diet. In recentyears, milk powder has been used on a large scale in dairyfactories. Consequently, antibiotic residues and aflatoxincontamination control in these products has gained impor...