Investigating the impact of poverty on colonization and infection with drug-resistant organisms in humans: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Vivian Alividza (Author), Victor Mariano (Author), Raheelah Ahmad (Author), Esmita Charani (Author), Timothy M. Rawson (Author), Alison H. Holmes (Author), Enrique Castro-Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Poverty increases the risk of contracting infectious diseases and therefore exposure to antibiotics. Yet there is lacking evidence on the relationship between income and non-income dimensions of poverty and antimicrobial resistance. Investigating such relationship would strengthe...