Antibacterial resistance, Wayampis Amerindians, French Guyana.
Drug resistance in fecal bacteria was high in Wayampis Amerindians who did not take antibacterial agents and were not hospitalized for 1 year. In the Wayampis Amerindians, an isolated traditional community in French Guyana, antibacterial use was 0.64 treatments per person per year. Hospitalization rate was 6.1% per year. Antibacterial drug-resistant bacteria can spread in persons who are not taking antibacterial agents.
Grenet
Karine
K
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Guillemot
Didier
D
Jarlier
Vincent
V
Moreau
Brigitte
B
Dubourdieu
Stéphane
S
Ruimy
Raymond
R
Armand-Lefevre
Laurence
L
Bau
Pierre
P
Andremont
Antoine
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005616:French Guiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S