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Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage

Hendriksen, Rene S.; Munk, Patrick; Njage, Patrick; van Bunnik, Bram; McNally, Luke; Lukjancenko, Oksana; Roder, Timo; Nieuwenhuijse, David; Pedersen, Susanne Karlsmose; Kjeldgaard, Jette; Kaas, Rolf S.; Clausen, Philip Thomas Lanken Conradsen; Vogt, Josef Korbinian; Leekitcharoenphon, Pimlapas; van de Schans, Milou G. M.; Zuidema, Tina; Husman, Ana Maria de Roda; Rasmussen, Simon; Petersen, Bent; Amid, Clara;
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Sammanfattning

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health, but obtaining representative data on AMR for healthy human populations is difficult. Here, we use meta-genomic analysis of untreated sewage to characterize the bacterial resistome from 79 sites in 60 countries. We find systematic differences in abundance and diversity of AMR genes between Europe/North-America/Oceania and Africa/Asia/South-America. Antimicrobial use data and bacterial taxonomy only explains a minor part of the AMR variation that we observe. We find no evidence for cross-selection between antimicrobial classes, or for effect of air travel between sites. However, AMR gene abundance strongly correlates with socio-economic, health and environmental factors, which we use to predict AMR gene abundances in all countries in the world. Our findings suggest that global AMR gene diversity and abundance vary by region, and that improving sanitation and health could potentially limit the global burden of AMR. We propose metagenomic analysis of sewage as an ethically acceptable and economically feasible approach for continuous global surveillance and prediction of AMR.

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Nature Communications
2019, Volym: 10, artikelnummer: 1124
Utgivare: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

      SLU författare

      • Associerade SLU-program

      AMR: Bakterier

      Globala målen

      SDG11 Göra städer och bosättningar inkluderande, säkra, motståndskraftiga och hållbara
      SDG3 Säkerställa hälsosamma liv och främja välbefinnande för alla i alla åldrar

      UKÄ forskningsämne

      Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi

      Publikationens identifierare

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08853-3

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      https://res.slu.se/id/publ/99138