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E. Coli is more resistant in villages near roads

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E. Coli is more resistant in villages near roads
Written by AGENCIES
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
Scientists from a U.S. study house investigated a region in northwestern Ecuador


Conduct research on the bacterium E. coli. Photo: Courtesy
Washington .- The bacteria E. coli resistant to antibiotics are more common in villages near roads completely rural areas, according to a study released by the University of Michigan and the agency Efe. This finding suggests that roads play an important role in the spread and containment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, commonly called "superbugs". "Many studies of various infectious diseases have shown the impact of roads in the spread of disease. However, this is the first study to demonstrate that roads also influence spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, "said Joe Eisenberg, co-author and professor at the School of Public Health of the University. Researchers at the University of Michigan, his colleagues at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and Trinity College in Connecticut looked at a region in the northwest of Ecuador for five years, to focus on the resistance of the E. coli to the antibiotics ampicillin and sulfamethoxazole. The study found that not only individual antibiotic use which affects the resistance. "Other important factors affecting the spread of resistance are the speed at which new strains are introduced due to movement to and from the region as well as poor water quality and drainage systems, which allow the transmission of these resistant strains, "said Eisenberg.
 
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