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| Title |
The gut is the epicentre of antibiotic resistance
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/2047-2994-1-39 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jean Carlet |
| Abstract |
The gut contains very large numbers of bacteria. Changes in the composition of the gut flora, due in particular to antibiotics, can happen silently, leading to the selection of highly resistant bacteria and Candida species. These resistant organisms may remain for months in the gut of the carrier without causing any symptoms or translocate through the gut epithelium, induce healthcare-associated infections, undergo cross-transmission to other individuals, and cause limited outbreaks. Techniques are available to prevent, detect, and treat the carriage of resistant organisms in the gut. However, evidence on these techniques is scant, the only exception being selective digestive decontamination (SDD), which has been extensively studied in neutropenic and ICU patients. After the destruction of resistant colonizing bacteria, which has been successfully obtained in several studies, the gut could be re-colonized with normal faecal flora or probiotics. Studies are warranted to evaluate this concept. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 15 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 27% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 13% |
| Colombia | 1 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 7% |
| Italy | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 3 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 53% |
| Scientists | 3 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 315 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 306 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 55 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 52 | 17% |
| Researcher | 38 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 34 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 49 | 16% |
| Unknown | 65 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 48 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 34 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 28 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 48 | 15% |
| Unknown | 83 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 31. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 March 2023.
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#110
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#10,224
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