On the path to untreatable infections: colistin use in agriculture and the end of 'last resort' antibiotics.
*agriculture; *Agriculture; *antibiotic resistance; *Colistin; *Drug Resistance; Agriculture; Animal Husbandry; Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use; Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use; Bacterial; Colistin – Analogs and Derivatives; Colistin – Therapeutic Use; Colistin/analogs & derivatives/*therapeutic use; Comparative Studies; Drug Resistance; Escherichia Coli; Escherichia Coli – Physiology; Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics; Escherichia coli/genetics/*physiology; European Union; Evaluation Research; Human; Humans; Microbial; Multicenter Studies; Multiple; Proteins; Validation Studies
Watkins Richard R; Smith Tara C; Bonomo Robert A
Expert review of anti-infective therapy
2016
2016-09
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2016.1216314" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1080/14787210.2016.1216314</a>
Overview: Global and Local Impact of Antibiotic Resistance.
*Agriculture; *Antibiotic resistance; *Bacterial Infections/drug therapy/microbiology/prevention & control; *Drug Resistance; *Global Health; *Infections; *Public health; *Public Health; Agriculture; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use; Bacteria/drug effects; Bacterial; Humans; United States
The rapid and ongoing spread of antibiotic resistance poses a serious threat to global public health. The indiscriminant use of antibiotics in agriculture and human medicine along with increasingly connected societies has fueled the distribution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These factors together have led to rising numbers of infections caused by multidrug-resistant and pan-resistant bacteria, with increases in morbidity and mortality. This article summarizes the trends in antibiotic resistance, discusses the impact of antibiotic resistance on society, and reviews the use of antibiotics in agriculture. Feasible ways to tackle antibiotic resistance to avert a post-antibiotic era are suggested.
Watkins Richard R; Bonomo Robert A
Infectious disease clinics of North America
2016
2016-06
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2016.02.001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.idc.2016.02.001</a>
A lesion with lymphangitic spread in a gardener. Exposure to soil increases risk of sporotrichosis.
Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Agriculture; Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use; *Hobbies; *Soil Microbiology; Itraconazole/therapeutic use; Lymphangitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy; Sporotrichosis/*diagnosis/drug therapy; Middle Age; Environmental Microbiology; Horticulture; Lymphatic Diseases – Diagnosis; Sporotrichosis – Diagnosis; Sporotrichosis – Risk Factors
Bhattacharjee Pradip; Brodell Robert T
Postgraduate medicine
2004
2004-05
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.2004.05.1523" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.3810/pgm.2004.05.1523</a>