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A Pilot Study of Chicago Waterways as Reservoirs of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-Ent) in a High-Risk Region for Community-Acquired MDR-Ent Infection in Children

Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Community-acquired multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-Ent) infections continue to increase in the United States. In prior studies, we identified neighboring regions in Chicago, Illinois, where children have 5 to 6 times greater odds of MDR-Ent infections. To prevent community spread of MDR-Ent, we need to identify the MDR-Ent reservoirs. A pilot study of 4 Chicago waterways for MDR-Ent and associated antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) was conducted. Three waterways (A1 to A3) are labeled safe for “incidental contact recreation” (e.
DOI: 10.1128/aac.02310-19
Authors: Latania K. Logan, Liqing Zhang, Stefan J. Green, Samuel Dorevitch, Gustavo A. Arango-Argoty, Kendrick Reme, Emily Garner, Jared Aldstadt, Yvette J. Johnson-Walker, Mary K. Hayden, Robert A. Weinstein, Amy Pruden
Institutions: Rush University Medical Center, Virginia Tech, University of Illinois Chicago, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Language: English
Subfield: Pollution
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3003534413
FWCI: 0.247
Cites: 26
Cited by: 7
Related to: 10