Antimicrobial resistance and its spread is a global threat

MM Aljeldah - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a challenge to human wellbeing the world over and is one
of the more serious public health concerns. AMR has the potential to emerge as a serious …

[HTML][HTML] The spread of antibiotic resistance to humans and potential protection strategies

D Ding, B Wang, X Zhang, J Zhang, H Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is currently one of the greatest threats to human health. Widespread
use and residues of antibiotics in humans, animals, and the environment can exert selective …

Antibiotic resistome from the One-Health perspective: understanding and controlling antimicrobial resistance transmission

DW Kim, CJ Cha - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The concept of the antibiotic resistome was introduced just over a decade ago, and since
then, active resistome studies have been conducted. In the present study, we describe the …

Toward a universal unit for quantification of antibiotic resistance genes in environmental samples

X Yin, X Chen, XT Jiang, Y Yang, B Li… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Surveillance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has been increasingly conducted in
environmental sectors to complement the surveys in human and animal sectors under the …

Population-level impacts of antibiotic usage on the human gut microbiome

K Lee, S Raguideau, K Sirén, F Asnicar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The widespread usage of antimicrobials has driven the evolution of resistance in pathogenic
microbes, both increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and their …

Seizing the moment: now is the time for integrated global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater environments

A Pruden, PJ Vikesland, BC Davis… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Environmental surveillance of AMR is missing from current One Health
strategies.•Integrated surveillance can benefit clinical practice and mitigate the spread of …

Higher abundance of core antimicrobial resistant genes in effluent from wastewater treatment plants

S Raza, H Shin, HG Hur, T Unno - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) receive sewage water from a variety of sources,
including livestock farms, hospitals, industries, and households, that contain antimicrobial …

Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) via integrons in Escherichia coli: a risk to human health

S Zhang, M Abbas, MU Rehman, Y Huang, R Zhou… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the induction of various emerging environmental contaminants such as antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs), environment is considered as a key indicator for the spread of …

An assessment of resistome and mobilome in wastewater treatment plants through temporal and spatial metagenomic analysis

X Yin, Y Yang, Y Deng, Y Huang, L Li, LYL Chan… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are regarded as critical points in disseminating
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). In particular, the discharging effluents from WWTPs …

Evaluating the relationship between community water and sanitation access and the global burden of antibiotic resistance: an ecological study

ER Fuhrmeister, AP Harvey, ML Nadimpalli… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Antibiotic resistance is a leading cause of death, with the highest burden
occurring in low-resource settings. There is little evidence on the potential for water …