Antimicrobial resistance among Enterobacteriaceae in South America: History, current dissemination status and associated socioeconomic factors

Drug Resistance Updates

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 24-36

  Bonelli, Raquel Regina ^a   Moreira, Beatriz Meurer ^a   Picão, Renata Cristina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbapenemase; Enterobacteria; Environment; ESBL; Food; Health system; qnr; rmtD

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CARBAPENEMASE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA; TOURISM; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84902543860     PISSN: 13687646     EISSN: 15322084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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