Open AccessAntibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthy gut flora: A report from north Indian semiurban community
Author(s) -
Madhu Gupta,
Gunjan Didwal,
Shruti Bansal,
Kanica Kaushal,
Nitya Batra,
Vikas Gautam,
Pallab Ray
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_207_18
Subject(s) - enterobacteriaceae , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , population , veterinary medicine , cephalosporin , biology , cefotaxime , medicine , escherichia coli , environmental health , gene , genetics
Rampant use of β-lactam antibiotics in both community and hospitals has transformed the human healthy intestinal gut flora into a reservoir of antibiotic-resistant organisms. This study was conducted to find the faecal presence of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in faecal samples in the community in north India.