Abstract
Drug resistance in fecal bacteria was high in Wayampis Amerindians who did not take antibacterial agents and were not hospitalized for 1 year. In the Wayampis Amerindians, an isolated traditional community in French Guyana, antibacterial use was 0.64 treatments per person per year. Hospitalization rate was 6.1% per year. Antibacterial drug-resistant bacteria can spread in persons who are not taking antibacterial agents.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Child
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Feces / microbiology
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Female
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French Guiana / epidemiology
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Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
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Gram-Negative Bacteria / growth & development
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Indians, South American
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / chemistry
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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DNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S