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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global health threat. People often acquire AMR bacteria during travel and import them into their home countries. This large-scale cohort study among intercontinental travellers identified destination, diarrhoea, antibiotic use, and shellfish consumption during travel as significant risk factors for acquisition of various AMR genes.
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; Niels van Best 1 ; Arcilla, Maris 2 ; Jarne van Hattem 3 ; Melles, Damian C 4 ; de Jong, Menno D 3 ; Schultsz, Constance 3 ; Perry J J van Genderen 5 ; Bootsma, Martin C J 6 ; Goorhuis, Abraham 7 ; Grobusch, Martin P 7 ; Oude Lashof, Astrid M 1 ; Verbrugh, Henri A 2 ; Penders, John 1 ; Perry van Genderen; Bootsma, Martin; Grobusch, Martin; Astrid Oude Lashof; Verbrugh, Henri1 Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM) , Department of Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention, Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht , The Netherlands
2 Department of Medical Microbiology, Haaglanden Medical Centre , Den Haag , The Netherlands
3 Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention , Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
4 Department of Medical Microbiology and Medical Immunology, Meander Medical Centre , Amersfoort , The Netherlands
5 Corporate Travel Clinic Erasmus MC , Rotterdam , The Netherlands
6 Department of Mathematics , Faculty of Science, Utrecht University , Utrecht , The Netherlands
7 Center for Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine , Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
