Estimating the population-level prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant enteric bacteria from latrine samples.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Logistical and economic barriers hamper community-level surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in low-income countries. Latrines are commonly used in these settings and offer a low-cost source of surveillance samples. It is unclear, however, whether antimicrobial resistance prevalence estimates from latrine samples reflect estimates generated from randomly sampled people.

Methods

We compared the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant enteric bacteria from stool samples of people residing in randomly selected households within Kibera-an informal urban settlement in Kenya-to estimates from latrine samples within the same community. Fecal samples were collected between November 2015 and Jan 2016. Presumptive Escherichia coli isolates were collected from eac

SUBMITTER: Omulo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9392229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature