Longitudinal assessment of antibiotic resistance gene profiles in gut microbiomes of infants at risk of eczema

Longitudinal assessment of antibiotic resistance gene profiles in gut microbiomes of infants at risk of eczema

Abstract Background While there is increasing knowledge about the gut microbiome, the factors influencing and the significance of the gut resistome are still not well understood. Infant gut commensals risk transferring multidrug-resistant antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) to pathogenic bacteria. Th...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, Amanda Zain, Gaik Chin Yap, Rikky W. Purbojati, Daniela I. Drautz-Moses, Yan Qing Koh, Yap Seng Chong, Kok Hian Tan, Peter D. Gluckman, Fabian Yap, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Elizabeth Tham, Lynette Pei-chi Shek, Staffan Kjelleberg, Stephan C. Schuster, Ritu Banerjee, Bee Wah Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antibiotic resistance genes
Resistome
Infancy
Birth cohort
ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05000-y

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