Risk factors, temporal dependence, and seasonality of human ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae colonisation in Malawi: a longitudinal model-based approach.
Melodie SammarroBarry RowlingsonDerek CockerKondwani ChidziwisanoShevin T JacobHenry KajumbulaLawrence MugishaDavid MusokeRebecca LesterTracy MorseNicholas FeaseyChris JewellPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
We describe different risks for colonisation with different enteric bacterial species. Our findings suggest interventions to reduce transmission targeted at the household-level need to focus on improving WASH infrastructure and associated behaviours, whilst at the community level they should focus on both environmental hygiene and antibiotic stewardship.