By IDSE News Staff
WASHINGTON—Meat from conventionally raised poultry was twice as likely to contain a strain of Salmonella that was multidrug resistant than poultry labeled antibiotic-free or organic, according to a study presented at IDWeek 2019 (abstract 102).
In a similar study of several varieties of meat purchased from randomly selected stores, the researchers found nearly one-third of samples contaminated with Salmonella was resistant to three or more antibiotics, and more than one