Antibiotic resistance and international travel: Causes and consequences

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Nov-Dec;14(6):595-598. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.11.010. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

Author

Esther Kuenzli¹

Affiliation

¹ Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zürich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Basel, Socinstrasse 57, 4055 Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: esther.kuenzli@uzh.ch.

PMID: 27890665
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.11.010

No abstract available

Keywords: Carbapenemase; Colonization; Extended spectrum beta lactamase; Travel; mcr-1.

MeSH terms

Animal Husbandry
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis
Drug Resistance, Microbial*
Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
Enterobacteriaceae / physiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / transmission
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Humans
Internationality
Travel*
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases
carbapenemase