The gastrointestinal antibiotic resistome in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma patients

The gastrointestinal antibiotic resistome in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma patients

IntroductionMost children with leukemia and lymphoma experience febrile neutropenia. These are treated with empiric antibiotics that include β-lactams and/or vancomycin. These are often administered for extended periods, and the effect on the resistome is unknown.MethodsWe examined the impact of rep...

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Main Authors: Tamara MacDonald, Katherine A. Dunn, Jane MacDonald, Morgan G.I. Langille, Johan E. Van Limbergen, Joseph P. Bielawski, Ketan Kulkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance genes
resistome
leukemia
lymphoma
pediatric
microbiome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1102501/full

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