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ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Bacterial Urban Resistome: Recent Advances.

Alberto Vassallo, Steve Kett, Diane Purchase, Massimiliano Marvasi

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Review in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in an Urban County: a Spatiotemporal Exploration.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2024
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  17. Insights of bacterial community structure and occurrence of antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial compounds in an urban stream in the megacity of São Paulo, Brazil.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alberto VassalloSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3505-1097
Steve KettDepartment of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University London, London NW4 4BT, UK.
Diane PurchaseDepartment of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University London, London NW4 4BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8071-4385
Massimiliano MarvasiDepartment of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8525-7232
Middlesex University · GBUniversità di Camerino · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cities that are densely populated are reservoirs of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs). The overall presence of all resistance genes in a specific environment is defined as a resistome. Spatial proximity of surfaces and different hygienic conditions leads to the transfer of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) within urban environments. Built environments, public transportation, green spaces, and citizens' behaviors all support persistence and transfer of antimicrobial resistances (AMR). Various unique aspects of urban settings that promote spread and resilience of ARGs/ARB are discussed: (i) the role of hospitals and recreational parks as reservoirs; (ii) private and public transportation as carriers of ARGs/ARB; (iii) the role of built environments as a hub for horizontal gene transfer even though they support lower microbial biodiversity than outdoor environments; (iv) the need to employ ecological and evolutionary concepts, such as modeling the fate of a specific ARG/ARB, to gain enhanced health risk assessments. Our understanding and our ability to control the rise of AMR in an urban setting is linked to our knowledge of the network connecting urban reservoirs and the environment.

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antimicrobial resistancesARBARGsARMhospitalspetrecreational waterurban microbiome

Identifiers

PMID35453263
PMCPMC9030810
OpenAlexW4223650074

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