Cohort study identifies travel-related risk factors for antimicrobial resistance gene acquisition in travellers, suggesting necessary public health measures.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global health threat. People often acquire AMR bacteria during travel and import them into their home countries. This large-scale cohort study among intercontinental travellers identified destination, diarrhoea, antibiotic use, and shellfish consumption during travel as significant risk factors for acquisition of various AMR genes.
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