Metapopulation ecology links antibiotic resistance, consumption and patient transfers in a network of hospital wards
J. T. Shapiro, G. Leboucher, A.-F. Myard-Dury, P. Girardo, A. Luzzati, M. Mary, J.-F. Sauzon, B. Lafay, O. Dauwalder, F. Laurent, G. Lina, C. Chidiac, S. Couray-Targe, F. Vandenesch, J.-P. Flandrois, J.-P. Rasigade
The paper uses metapopulation ecology to analyze how antibiotic use and patient transfers affect antibiotic resistance in hospital wards, finding strong links between antibiotic consumption and resistance variants.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2019Ecology