The ecological impact of antibiotic resistance in the absence of selective pressure has been poorly studied. We assessed the carriage of tetracycline resistance genes, persistence in the microbiota, fecal population counts and virulence factor genes in 309 commensal, intestinal Escherichia coli strains obtained from 128 Swedish infants followed during the first year of life with regular quantit...

Our study aims to investigate and describe the epidemiology of the intestinal carriage of ESBLPS in intensive care units of five Lebanese hospitals and to analyze the potential risk factors for the acquisition of these strains. At the same time, we intend to determine the patterns of susceptibility of these strains, exploring therefore the availability of alternative treatment. One thousand, fo...

Background: There is a growing concern on the impact of the presence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli isolated from animals on public health. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of three classes of ESBL genes in E. coli isolates from sheep and broilers at a slaughter in Urmia region, Iran. METHODS: A total of 111 E. coli isolates w...

Background. Cytokine and toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms may impact oral tolerance formation in infants. Objective: To determine the genotype distribution of IL-10 (G1082A, C592A) TLR 4 (Asp299Gly) children with different family history allergy residing Grodno region; to analyze association between concentrations fecal calprotectin (FCP) urine eosinophil protein X (UEoPX) Material Methods...