High prevalence of multi-drug resistant organisms in the gut flora of healthy rural individuals in northern India.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Presence of resistant gut flora in the community is associated with increasing multi-drug resistance (MDR) infections. In this study, the prevalence of MDR organisms in the gut flora of a healthy rural population residing in northern India was determined. Methods Healthy individuals aged 18-45 yr from Nuh district, Haryana, India were included in this study. Risk factors associated with dysbiosis, diet, lifestyle and exposure to animals was assessed. Qualitative food frequency questionnaire and inflammatory diet score was calculated. Pathogens in stool sample were detected by MALDI-TOF. Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility was done by automated Vitek-2 System. The presence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes was evaluated using PCR. An isolate having resis

SUBMITTER: Puraswani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11463848 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature