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- “During treatment with 40 of 42 antianaerobic-antibiotic regimens (95 percent),
high-density colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci was
maintained...the density of colonization decreased after these regimens were
discontinued.” - “For patients with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in stool, treatment with
antianaerobic antibiotics promotes high-density colonization. Limiting the use of
such agents in these patients may help decrease the spread of vancomycin-
resistant enterococci.”
Drlica, K. S. and Perlin, D. S. (2010). Antibiotic resistance: Understanding and
responding to an emerging crisis. Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
- “Pathogenic bacteria have been evolving and spreading resistance to diverse
classes of antibiotics. As a result, we risk losing our ability to control and treat
infectious diseases.”
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996-1002. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/7/996.long
- “Enterobacter sakazakii represents a significant risk to the health of neonates.
This bacterium is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that is associated with rare
but life-threatening cases of meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and sepsis in
premature and full-term infants. Infants aged <28 days are considered to be most
at risk.”
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http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es401919k
- “Triclosan (TCS) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound that is
incorporated into numerous consumer products. TCS has been detected in
aquatic ecosystems across the U.S., raising concern about its potential ecological
effects. We conducted a field survey and an artificial stream experiment to assess
effects of TCS on benthic bacterial communities. Field sampling indicated that
TCS concentrations in stream sediments increased with degree of urbanization.
There was significant correlation between sediment TCS concentration and the
proportion of cultivable benthic bacteria that were resistant to TCS,