Acquisition of antimicrobial resistance after travel to resource-limited countries: a multi-layer metagenomic epidemiological study (abridged secondary publication)
HM Tun, BJ Cowling, R Bruzzone, K Fukuda
School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Pre- and post-travel resistome and microbiota profiles showed separation in microbial communities and novel antimicrobial resistance genes.
- Consumption of raw seafood, Actinobacteria richness, Erysipelotrichaceae UCG-003, Blautia, Butyricicoccus, and Ruminiclostridium 9 were associated with the acquisition of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
- Travel to low and middle-income countries was associated with acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes.