The Carriage Of Multiresistant Bacteria After Travel (COMBAT) prospective cohort study: methodology and design
Authors:
- Maris S ArcillaMAMaris S Arcilla
- Jarne M van HattemJHJarne M van Hattem
- Martin Cj BootsmaMBMartin Cj Bootsma
- Perry J van GenderenPGPerry J van Genderen
- Abraham GoorhuisAGAbraham Goorhuis
- Constance SchultszCSConstance Schultsz
- Ellen E StobberinghESEllen E Stobberingh
- Henri A VerbrughHVHenri A Verbrugh
- Menno D de JongMJMenno D de Jong
- Damian C MellesDMDamian C Melles
- John PendersJPJohn Penders
Open Access
- 28 April 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 14 (1) , 410
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major threats to public health around the world. Besides the intense use and misuse of antimicrobial agents as the major force behind the increase in antimicrobial resistance, the exponential increase of international travel may also substantially contribute to the emergence and spread of AMR. However, knowledge on the extent to which international travel contributes to this is still limited. The Carriage Of Multiresistant Bacteria After Travel (COMBAT) study aims to 1. determine the acquisition rate of multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae during foreign travel 2. ascertain the duration of carriage of these micro-organisms 3. determine the transmission rate within households 4. identify risk factors for acquisition, persistence of carriage and transmission of multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae.Keywords
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