EcologybioRxiv
Metapopulation ecology links antibiotic resistance, consumption and patient transfers in a network of hospital wards
J. T. Shapiro, G. Leboucher, A.-F. Myard-Dury…·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.
DOI 10.7554/elife.54795