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ArticleBMJ global health2025

Race, ethnicity and risk for colonisation and infection with key bacterial pathogens: a scoping review.

Esther E Avendano, Sarah Addison Blackmon, Nanguneri Nirmala, Courtney W Chan, Rebecca A Morin, Sweta Balaji, Lily McNulty, Samson Alemu Argaw, Shira Doron, Maya L Nadimpalli

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Article in BMJ global health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Esther E AvendanoWCG Clinical, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Sarah Addison BlackmonDepartment of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Nanguneri NirmalaInstitute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Courtney W ChanUniversity of Massachusetts TH Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Rebecca A MorinHirsh Health Sciences Library, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Sweta BalajiDepartment of Quantitative Theory and Methods, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Lily McNultyHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Samson Alemu ArgawHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Shira DoronDivision of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Maya L NadimpalliStuart B. Levy Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance (Levy CIMAR), Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA maya.l.nadimpalli@emory.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6526-116X

Funding

Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG)UM1AI104681 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Vance G. Fowler, Henry F HENRY CHAMBERS · 2013 to 2026
$180.8M
NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI104681
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRacial and ethnic disparities in infectious disease burden have been reported in the USA and globally, most recently during the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains unclear whether such disparities also exist for priority bacterial pathogens that are increasingly antimicrobial-resistant. We conducted a scoping review to summarise published studies that report on colonisation or community-acquired infection with pathogens among different races and ethnicities.

methodsWe conducted an electronic literature search of MEDLINE, Daily, Global Health, Embase, Cochrane Central and Web of Science from inception to March 2024 for eligible observational studies. Abstracts and full-text publications were screened in duplicate for studies that reported data for race or ethnicity for at least one of the pathogens of interest.

results62 observational studies in 68 publications met our inclusion criteria. Studies reported results for

conclusionsSufficient evidence was identified to justify systematic reviews and meta-analyses evaluating the relationship between race, ethnicity and community-acquired

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Bacterial InfectionsEthnicityHealth Status DisparitiesRacial GroupsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCOVID-19HumansRisk FactorsGlobal HealthInfections, diseases, disorders, injuriesPublic HealthReview

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PMID40780833
PMCPMC12336480

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