Publications by authors named "Alexandra Royden"

is the leading cause of human bacterial diarrhoeal disease worldwide, with poultry meat products contributing to a large proportion of cases. Due to the ubiquitous presence of in the poultry farm environment, biosecurity is the main area for intervention to prevent colonisation of commercial broiler chicken flocks. However, research has repeatedly demonstrated that farmers' uptake of biosecurity recommendations is often poor.

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Abstract: Campylobacter is the leading cause of human bacterial diarrheal disease worldwide, and poultry meat products account for the majority of human cases. Based on recent surveys, the Food Standards Agency has estimated the Campylobacter prevalence in fresh retail chicken in the United Kingdom to be 41.2%.

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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria causing clinical infections are often also multidrug-resistant (MDR; resistance to ≥3 antimicrobial drug classes), therefore treatment options may be limited. High carriage rates of these potentially zoonotic bacteria have been found in livestock and companion animals. Therefore, people working in veterinary hospitals may be a high-risk population for carriage.

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