SynthesisBMC infectious diseases2022
Transmission routes of antibiotic resistant bacteria: a systematic review.
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- The Environmental Lifecycle of Antibiotics and Resistance Genes: Transmission Mechanisms, Challenges, and Control Strategies.Microorganisms · 2025Review
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- Mapping socioeconomic factors driving antimicrobial resistance in humans: An umbrella review.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Changes in incidence and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant pathogens before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, 2015-2022.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Limited Evidence of Spillover of Antimicrobial-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from Animal/Environmental Reservoirs to Humans in Vellore, India.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Longitudinal genomic surveillance of a UK intensive care unit shows a lack of patient colonisation by multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial pathogens.Microbial genomics · 2024Article
- Using intersectionality to study gender and antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.Health policy and planning · 2023Article
- Infection Prevention Control Strategies of New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase ProducingHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance: A Growing Serious Threat for Global Public Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundQuantification of acquisition routes of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) is pivotal for understanding transmission dynamics and designing cost-effective interventions. Different methods have been used to quantify the importance of transmission routes, such as relative risks, odds ratios (OR), genomic comparisons and basic reproduction numbers. We systematically reviewed reported estimates on acquisition routes' contributions of ARB in humans, animals, water and the environment and assessed the methods used to quantify the importance of transmission routes.
methodsPubMed and EMBASE were searched, resulting in 6054 articles published up until January 1st, 2019. Full text screening was performed on 525 articles and 277 are included.
resultsWe extracted 718 estimates with S. aureus (n = 273), E. coli (n = 157) and Enterobacteriaceae (n = 99) being studied most frequently. Most estimates were derived from statistical methods (n = 560), mainly expressed as risks (n = 246) and ORs (n = 239), followed by genetic comparisons (n = 85), modelling (n = 62) and dosage of ARB ingested (n = 17). Transmission routes analysed most frequently were occupational exposure (n = 157), travelling (n = 110) and contacts with carriers (n = 83). Studies were mostly performed in the United States (n = 142), the Netherlands (n = 87) and Germany (n = 60). Comparison of methods was not possible as studies using different methods to estimate the same route were lacking. Due to study heterogeneity not all estimates by the same method could be pooled.
conclusionDespite an abundance of published data the relative importance of transmission routes of ARB has not been accurately quantified. Links between exposure and acquisition are often present, but the frequency of exposure is missing, which disables estimation of transmission routes' importance. To create effective policies reducing ARB, estimates of transmission should be weighed by the frequency of exposure occurrence.
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