Abstract
Faeces of healthy adults and of children under the age of 5, none of whom were attending hospital or receiving antibiotics, were examined for the presence of antibiotic resistant coliform bacilli.
A higher proportion of children (67%) than of adults (46%) carried resistant strains and this difference was observed in both the rural and urban groups.
Rural members of both age groups more often carried resistant organisms than urban members. Among rural adults, the incidence of drug-resistant strains was 63% in those whose occupation involved close contact with farm animals, compared with 29% in those with other occupations. The survey took place before the implementation of the Swann Report could have influenced the use of antibiotics in animal foodstuffs.
Transmissible R-factors were demonstrated in 61% of the resistant strains. The incidence of transmissible resistance was similar among adults and children in town and country.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Datta N. Drug resistance and R factors in the bowel bacteria of London patients before and after admission to hospital. Br Med J. 1969 May 17;2(5654):407–411. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5654.407. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Datta N., Faiers M. C., Reeves D. S., Brumfitt W., Orskov F., Orskov I. R Factors in Escherichia coli in faeces after oral chemotherapy in general practice. Lancet. 1971 Feb 13;1(7694):312–315. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(71)91042-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Lee P. A., Richmond M. H. Method for assessing the frequency of transfer of an R factor on solid media and for isolating cells of the donor type from a predominantly repressed culture. J Bacteriol. 1969 Nov;100(2):1131–1132. doi: 10.1128/jb.100.2.1131-1132.1969. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Moorhouse E. C. Transferable drug resistance in enterobacteria isolated from urban infants. Br Med J. 1969 May 17;2(5654):405–407. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5654.405. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Smith H. W., Halls S. Observations on infective drug resistance in Britain. Br Med J. 1966 Jan 29;1(5482):266–269. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5482.266. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]