High Burden of Intestinal Colonization With Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Chile: An Antibiotic Resistance in Communities and Hospitals (ARCH) Study.

Rafael AraosRachel M SmithAshley StyczynskiFelipe SánchezJohanna AcevedoLea MaureiraCatalina ParedesMaite GonzálezLina RivasMaria Spencer-SandinoAnne PetersAyesha KhanDino SepulvedaLoreto Rojas WettigMaría Luisa RiosecoPedro UsedoPamela Rojas SotoLaura Andrea HuidobroCatterina FerreccioBenjamin J ParkEduardo UndurragaErika M C D'AgataAlejandro JaraJose M Munita

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)

A high burden of antimicrobial-resistant GNB colonization was observed in this sample of hospitalized and community-dwelling adults, suggesting that the community is a relevant source of antibiotic resistance. Efforts are needed to understand the relatedness between resistant strains circulating in the community and hospitals.

Keyphrases

healthcare
community dwelling
staphylococcus aureus
mental health
escherichia coli
risk factors
quality improvement
aortic dissection