Animal sources of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections in humans: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is among the leading global health challenges of the century. Animals and their products are known contributors to the human AMR burden, but the extent of this contribution is not clear. This systematic literature review aimed to identify studies investigating the direct impact of animal sources, defined as livestock, aquaculture, pets, and animal-based food, on human AMR. We searched four scientific databases and identified 31 relevant publications, including 12 risk assessments, 16 source attribution studies, and three other studies. Most studies were published between 2012 and 2022, and most came from Europe and North America, but we also identified five articles from South and South-East Asia. The studies differed in their methodologies, concept

SUBMITTER: Fastl C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature