Gut Resistome After Oral Antibiotics in Preschool Children in Burkina Faso: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Oldenburg, Catherine E; Hinterwirth, Armin; Sié, Ali; Coulibaly, Boubacar; Ouermi, Lucienne; Dah, Clarisse; Tapsoba, Charlemagne; Cummings, Susie L et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2020

rct · Level II

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Abstract

We evaluated the effect of systemic antibiotics (azithromycin, amoxicillin, cotrimoxazole, or placebo) on the gut resistome in children aged 6 to 59 months. Azithromycin and cotrimoxazole led to an increase in macrolide and sulfonamide resistance determinants. Resistome expansion can be induced with a single course of antibiotics.

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