Antibiotic resistance genes in gut of breast-fed neonates born by caesarean section originate from breast milk and hospital ward air

K Zhang, M Jin, D Yang, Z Shen, W Liu, J Yin, Z Yang… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
The human gut is a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Even in the absence of
antibiotics, ARGs are present in large quantities in faeces of adults, children and even …

High frequencies of antibiotic resistance genes in infants' meconium and early fecal samples

MJ Gosalbes, Y Vallès… - … origins of health and …, 2016 - cambridge.org
The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiota has been identified as an important reservoir of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that can be horizontally transferred to pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] The neonatal intestinal resistome and factors that influence it—a systematic review

S Leo, N Curtis, P Zimmermann - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The intestinal microbiome provides a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs). The neonatal microbiome is more susceptible to disturbance from external factors …

Maternal-infant antibiotic resistance genes transference: what do we know?

A Samarra, M Esteban-Torres, R Cabrera-Rubio… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Resistance to antibiotics is becoming a worldwide threat as infections caused by multidrug-
resistant pathogenic microorganisms can overcome antibiotic treatments and spread quickly …

Maternal gut and breast milk microbiota affect infant gut antibiotic resistome and mobile genetic elements

K Pärnänen, A Karkman, J Hultman, C Lyra… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The infant gut microbiota has a high abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
compared to adults, even in the absence of antibiotic exposure. Here we study potential …

Unravelling the evolutionary dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes in the infant gut microbiota during the first four months of life

A Samarra, R Cabrera-Rubio, C Martínez-Costa… - Annals of clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Alongside microbiota development, the evolution of the resistome is crucial in
understanding the early-life acquisition and persistence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes …

Acquired antibiotic resistance: are we born with it?

L Zhang, D Kinkelaar, Y Huang, Y Li, X Li… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance (AR) is a major public health concern. Recent
findings on the prevalence of food-borne antibiotic-resistant (ART) commensal bacteria in …

Metagenomics analysis of the neonatal intestinal resistome

S Leo, OF Cetiner, LF Pittet, NL Messina… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The intestinal microbiome forms a major reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs). Little is known about the neonatal intestinal resistome. Objective The objective of …

Presence of specific antibiotic (tet) resistance genes in infant faecal microbiota

M Gueimonde, S Salminen… - FEMS Immunology & …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The widespread use of antibiotics for medical and veterinary purposes has led to an
increase of microbial resistance. The antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria has been …

Antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiota of mothers and linked neonates with or without sepsis from low-and middle-income countries

MJ Carvalho, K Sands, K Thomson, E Portal… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Early development of the microbiome has been shown to affect general health and physical
development of the infant and, although some studies have been undertaken in high-income …