The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in human faecal flora in South Africa
| Autor: | Hendrik J. Koornhof, P. M. A. Shanahan, Sebastian G. B. Amyes, B. A. Wylie, Peter V. Adrian, C. J. Thomson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Male Rural Population Veterinary medicine Adolescent Urban Population Nalidixic acid Epidemiology Population Enterobacter Black People Biology Microbiology Feces South Africa Antibiotic resistance Enterobacteriaceae Klebsiella Ampicillin Escherichia coli Prevalence medicine Humans Child education Population Density education.field_of_study Genetic transfer Enterobacteriaceae Infections Infant Newborn Infant Drug Resistance Microbial Antimicrobial Trimethoprim Infectious Diseases Carriage Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool Conjugation Genetic Carrier State Female Water Microbiology Research Article medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection. 111:221-228 |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0950268800056922 |
| Popis: | SummaryBetween January and March 1992, 361 faecal specimens were collected from the healthy black population in the Transvaal Province of South Africa. Each specimen was examined for the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in commensal bacteria. Volunteers, from both rural and urban dwellings, were divided into four age groups. The overall carriage rate of resistance varied from 88.6% for ampicillin, 74.2% for trimethoprim, 52.6% for chloramphenicol, 10.2% for nalidixic acid to 7.5% for gentamicin. The carriage of resistance found to each individual antimicrobial agent was slightly higher in the rural population rather than the urban population but there was no correlation between the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and the age group. |
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