Effects of chronic exposure to arsenic on the fecal carriage of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli among people in rural Bangladesh.

Antibiotic resistance is a leading cause of hospitalization and death worldwide. Heavy metals such as arsenic have been shown to drive co-selection of antibiotic resistance, suggesting arsenic-contaminated drinking water is a risk factor for antibiotic resistance carriage. This study aimed to determ...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Badrul Amin, Prabhat Kumar Talukdar, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Subarna Roy, Brandon M Flatgard, Md Rayhanul Islam, Sumita Rani Saha, Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Tala Navab-Daneshmand, Molly L Kile, Karen Levy, Timothy R Julian, Mohammad Aminul Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010952

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