Risk factors for fecal carriage of drug-resistant Escherichia coli: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public health problem. Fecal carriage of drug-resistant bacteria has been suggested as an important source of antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs). We aimed to identify risk factors associated with fecal carriage of drug-resistant commensal E...

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Main Authors: Yuan Hu, Yusuke Matsui, Lee W. Riley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-0691-3