Global aspects of antimicrobial-resistant enteric bacteria.
Antibiotics have been considered to be safe and effective 'magic bullets', with no disadvantages to their widespread use. This has been proven to be a complacent attitude, with ever-increasing prevalences of resistance now evident. The present review covers aspects of the development, mechanisms and genetics of antimicrobial resistance in enteric commensals and pathogens.
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Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
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D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000187:drug effects; D012760:Shigella / Q000187:drug effects; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000187:drug effects