What is the research evidence for antibiotic resistance exposure and transmission to humans from the environment? A systematic map protocol

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health crisis that is predicted to cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. The environment has been implicated as a reservoir of AMR and is suggested to play a role in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Currently,...

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Main Authors: Isobel C. Stanton, Alison Bethel, Anne F. C. Leonard, William H. Gaze, Ruth Garside
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Environmental Evidence
Subjects:
Air
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13750-020-00197-6