The antibiotic resistome and microbiota landscape of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in Germany

The antibiotic resistome and microbiota landscape of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in Germany

Abstract Background Multidrug-resistant bacteria represent a substantial global burden for human health, potentially fuelled by migration waves: in 2015, 476,649 refugees applied for asylum in Germany mostly as a result of the Syrian crisis. In Arabic countries, multiresistant bacteria cause signifi...

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Main Authors: Robert Häsler, Christian Kautz, Ateequr Rehman, Rainer Podschun, Volker Gassling, Pius Brzoska, Jon Sherlock, Jan-Thorsten Gräsner, Gesine Hoppenstedt, Sabine Schubert, Astrid Ferlinz, Wolfgang Lieb, Matthias Laudes, Femke-Anouska Heinsen, Jens Scholz, Dag Harmsen, Andre Franke, Swantje Eisend, Thomas Kunze, Helmut Fickenscher, Stephan Ott, Philip Rosenstiel, Stefan Schreiber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Antibiotic resistance
Resistome
Human
Refugees
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0414-7

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