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Table 1 Search terms used for the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science database search engines

From: Insights on the effects of antimicrobial and heavy metal usage on the antimicrobial resistance profiles of pigs based on culture-independent studies

Search term groups

Search terms

Population terms

“Weaning pig*” OR “weanling pig*” OR “weaner pig*” OR “weaning period” OR “weaning stage” OR “weaner stage” OR “weaning phase” OR “piglet*” OR “swine” OR “suckling pig*” OR “farrowing pig*” OR “neonatal pig*” OR “young pig*” OR “nursery pig*” OR “farrowing stage” OR “farrowing period” OR “farrowing phase” OR “finisher pig*” OR “domestic pig*” OR “starter pig*”

Intervention terms

“Zinc*” OR “zinc oxide” OR “ZnO” OR “copper” OR “antimicrobial*” OR “antimicrobial peptide*” OR “antibiotic*” OR “antibacterial*” OR “antibacterial agent*” OR “antimicrobial agent*” OR “prophylactic antimicrobial*” OR “drug therapy” OR “prophylactic antibiotic*” OR “therapeutic antimicrobial*” OR “therapeutic antibiotic*”

Outcome terms

“Antimicrobial resistan*” OR “antibiotic resistan*” OR “drug resistan*” OR “metal resistan*” OR “multiresistan*” OR “multi-drug resistan*” OR “resistome” OR “resistance profile” OR “resistance” OR “microbial resistan*”

Additional terms

“Resistome” OR “metagenom* “ OR “gut resist*”

  1. Wildcards within search terms are indicated by asterisks.