Abstract
Using a rapid screening method, we investigated the prevalence in fecal carriage of antimicrobial drug-resistant Escherichia coli in 3,174 healthy children from 4 urban settings in Peru and Bolivia. High resistance rates were observed for ampicillin (95%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (94%), tetracycline (93%), streptomycin (82%), and chloramphenicol (70%). Lower resistance rates were observed for nalidixic acid (35%), kanamycin (28%), gentamicin (21%), and ciprofloxacin (18%); resistance to ceftriaxone and amikacin was uncommon (TEM, tet(A), tet(B), drfA8, sul1, sul2, and catI. These findings underscore the magnitude of the problem of antimicrobial drug resistance in low-resource settings and the urgent need for surveillance and control of this phenomenon.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 907-913 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
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Multidrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli in children, Peru and Bolivia. / Bartoloni, Alessandro; Pallecchi, Lucia; Benedetti, Marta; Fernandez, Connie; Vallejos, Yolanda; Guzman, Elisa; Villagran, Ana Liz; Mantella, Antonia; Lucchetti, Chiara; Bartalesi, Filippo; Strohmeyer, Marianne; Bechini, Angela; Gamboa, Herlan; Rodríguez, Hugo; Falkenberg, Torkel; Kronvall, Göran; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Paradisi, Franco; Rossolini, Gian Maria.
In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2006, p. 907-913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Multidrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli in children, Peru and Bolivia
AU - Bartoloni, Alessandro
AU - Pallecchi, Lucia
AU - Benedetti, Marta
AU - Fernandez, Connie
AU - Vallejos, Yolanda
AU - Guzman, Elisa
AU - Villagran, Ana Liz
AU - Mantella, Antonia
AU - Lucchetti, Chiara
AU - Bartalesi, Filippo
AU - Strohmeyer, Marianne
AU - Bechini, Angela
AU - Gamboa, Herlan
AU - Rodríguez, Hugo
AU - Falkenberg, Torkel
AU - Kronvall, Göran
AU - Gotuzzo, Eduardo
AU - Paradisi, Franco
AU - Rossolini, Gian Maria
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Using a rapid screening method, we investigated the prevalence in fecal carriage of antimicrobial drug-resistant Escherichia coli in 3,174 healthy children from 4 urban settings in Peru and Bolivia. High resistance rates were observed for ampicillin (95%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (94%), tetracycline (93%), streptomycin (82%), and chloramphenicol (70%). Lower resistance rates were observed for nalidixic acid (35%), kanamycin (28%), gentamicin (21%), and ciprofloxacin (18%); resistance to ceftriaxone and amikacin was uncommon (TEM, tet(A), tet(B), drfA8, sul1, sul2, and catI. These findings underscore the magnitude of the problem of antimicrobial drug resistance in low-resource settings and the urgent need for surveillance and control of this phenomenon.
AB - Using a rapid screening method, we investigated the prevalence in fecal carriage of antimicrobial drug-resistant Escherichia coli in 3,174 healthy children from 4 urban settings in Peru and Bolivia. High resistance rates were observed for ampicillin (95%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (94%), tetracycline (93%), streptomycin (82%), and chloramphenicol (70%). Lower resistance rates were observed for nalidixic acid (35%), kanamycin (28%), gentamicin (21%), and ciprofloxacin (18%); resistance to ceftriaxone and amikacin was uncommon (TEM, tet(A), tet(B), drfA8, sul1, sul2, and catI. These findings underscore the magnitude of the problem of antimicrobial drug resistance in low-resource settings and the urgent need for surveillance and control of this phenomenon.
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