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[Multi-resistant Enterobacterales and travel].

Kourosh MassihaGilles ÉperonDiego O Andrey
Published in: Revue medicale suisse (2024)
Multi-resistant Enterobacterales (MRE) are on the increase worldwide, with the main mechanism of resistance acquisition being horizontal transfer of plasmids coding for extended-spectrum betalactamase and/or carbapenemase. Low- and middle-income countries are the most affected, but surveillance in low-endemicity countries, such as Switzerland, is essential. International travel is one of the sources of MRE dissemination in the community, with the main risk factors for acquiring MRE being a stay in South or Southeast Asia and the use of antibiotics during travel. Other factors, notably animal and environmental, also explain this increase. Measures encompassing a One Health approach are therefore needed to address this issue.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • mental health
  • escherichia coli
  • infectious diseases
  • human health
  • drinking water
  • health information
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • gram negative
  • risk assessment