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. 2019 Jul;25(7):1380–1383. doi: 10.3201/eid2507.181492

Table 2. Fold change in abundance of AMR genes found in Enterobacteraciae with >20% allele coverage compared with pretravel, by resistance gene or drug class*.

Resistance gene or drug class
Fold change compared with pretravel
Posttravel

30 d

6 mo
DNA
RNA
DNA
RNA
DNA
RNA
β-lactam AMR genes
AmpC >100 >100 >100 1 >100 2
AmpH >100 >100 >100 2 >100 1
CTX >100 >100 >100 >100 >100 >100
MrdA 50 >100 0 >100 5 >100
OXA 2 1 1 0 1 0
SHV >100 >100 >100 >100 >100 >100
TEM
>100
64

54
0

15
1
Other antibiotic classes
Aminoglycoside 2 3 1 0 0 0
Fluoroquinolone >100 >100 >100 >100 >100 >100
Glycopeptide 0 1 0 0 0 0
Macrolide, lincosamide, streptogramin 2 3 1 3 1 1
Sulfa 22 29 1 0 0 0
Tetracycline 1 1 1 0 1 0
Trimethoprim >100 88 >100 0 >100 1

*Among 10 participants who submitted samples pretravel (within 1 week before departure), posttravel (within 1 week after return), 30 days posttravel, and 6 month posttravel. AMR, antimicrobial resistance.