Transfer of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Between Intermingled Ecological Niches: The Interface Between Humans, Animals and the Environment

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

da costa, pm (Autor) ICBAS; loureiro, l (Autor) Outra; matos, ajf (Autor) ICBAS

Revista

Título: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Vol. 10

Páginas: 278-294

ISSN: 1661-7827

Editora: MDPI

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 7 Citações

Scopus - 7 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Ciências da terra e ciências do ambiente

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-1S8

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10010278

Abstract (EN): The use of antimicrobial agents has been claimed to be the driving force for the emergence and spread of microbial resistance. However, several studies have reported the presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in populations exposed to low levels of antimicrobial drugs or even never exposed. For many pathogens, especially those organisms for which asymptomatic colonization typically precedes infection (e. g., Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli), the selective effects of antimicrobial use can only be understood if we considerer all biological and environmental pathways which enable these bacteria, and the genes they carry, to spread between different biomes. This ecological framework provides an essential perspective for formulating antimicrobial use policies, precisely because it encompasses the root causes of these problems rather than merely their consequences.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 17