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High prevalence of antimicrobial drug-resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in asymptomatic children living in an urban slum

Souza, Tamara B., Morais, Mauro B., Tahan, Soraia, Melli, Ligia C.F.L., Rodrigues, Mirian S.C., Scaletsky, Isabel C.A.·2009·Journal of Infection
DOI 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.08.007
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Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and antibiotic resistance in asymptomatic school-age children living in an area with defective environmental sanitation, comparing with children registered at a private school, both in the city of Osasco, Brazil. Methods Seventy-nine school-age children between 5 and 10 years living in a slum and 35 children who attended a private school of the same city were included in the study. Results DEC was found in 58% of the children living in the slum and in 17% of the control group (P=0.001). Resistance to at least one antimicrobial drug was found in 65% of DEC strains; resistant to two or more antimicrobial drugs was found in 46% of strains. Conclusion The high carriage status among the slum children point towards the widespread environment contamination in low socio-economic housing conditions, in conformance with the pediatric population at higher risk for developing DEC diarrhea.

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Authors
Souza, T. B., Morais, M. B., Tahan, S., Melli, L. C. F. L., Rodrigues, M. S. C., & Scaletsky, I. C. A.
Affiliations
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Corresponding author
Scaletsky, Isabel C.A.
ORCID
Tahan, Soraia
Venue
Journal of Infection
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-10
Volume
59
Issue
4
Pages
247-251
ISSN
0163-4453 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jinf.2009.08.007
OpenAlex
W2089340836
Cited by
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1.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Escherichia coli research studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Microbiology (medical) › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Keywords
diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, antimicrobial resistance, asymptomatic carriage, elementary school students, urban slums, environmental sanitation, Osasco
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents, Brazil, Child, Child, Preschool, Cities, Diarrhea, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli Infections, Feces, Female, Humans, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Population, Poverty Areas, Prevalence, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Virulence Factors

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Souza, T. B., Morais, M. B., Tahan, S., Melli, L. C. F. L., Rodrigues, M. S. C., & Scaletsky, I. C. A. (2009). High prevalence of antimicrobial drug-resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in asymptomatic children living in an urban slum. Journal of Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2009.08.007