Socioeconomic and behavioral factors leading to acquired bacterial resistance to antibiotics in developing countries.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Okeke, I. N. ; Lamikanra, A. ; Edelman, R.
• Description:
  In developing countries, acquired bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents is common in isolates from healthy persons and from persons with community-acquired infections. Complex socioeconomic and behavioral factors associated with antibiotic resistance, particularly regarding diarrheal and respiratory pathogens, in developing tropical countries, include misuse of antibiotics by health professionals, unskilled practitioners, and laypersons; poor drug quality; unhygienic conditions accounting for spread of resistant bacteria; and inadequate surveillance.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacteria Bacterial Infections Developing Countries Drug Resistance, Microbial Health Behavior Humans Socioeconomic Factors
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(1):18-27.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:645685b8833aecd899f611566cafeb6429264a98c9f9424473f58b7bb9949f1b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14782/cdc_14782_DS1.pdf
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