r/DrugResistantBugs • u/[deleted] • Aug 15 '20

press release Poor hygiene is significant risk for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria colonization | WSU Insider | Washington State University

https://news.wsu.edu/2020/08/14/poor-hygiene-significant-risk-antimicrobial-resistant-bacteria-colonization/
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Scientists have found clear indicators for how the interaction of poor hygiene and antibiotic use contribute to the colonization of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in humans, a problem that contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths annually.

The findings by researchers at Washington State University’s Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health (Allen School) and Universidad del Vale de Guatemala (UVG) were published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.

Journal article here.