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Potential Mechanisms of Increased Disease in Humans from Antimicrobial Resistance in Food Animals
1 Jun 2002
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There are at least 5 potential mechanisms by which antimicrobial resistance can have adverse effects on human health. The first, called the "attributable fraction," relates to individuals who become infected only because they are taking an antimicrobial agent (for unrelated reasons) to which the pathogen is resistant: the antimicrobial agent, by suppressing their normal microbiota, renders them more vulnerable to...
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