TY - JOUR
T1 - Tackling antibiotic resistance
T2 - the environmental framework
AU - Berendonk, Thomas U.
AU - Manaia, Célia M.
AU - Merlin, Christophe
AU - Fatta-Kassinos, Despo
AU - Cytryn, Eddie
AU - Walsh, Fiona
AU - Bürgmann, Helmut
AU - Sørum, Henning
AU - Norström, Madelaine
AU - Pons, Marie Noëlle
AU - Kreuzinger, Norbert
AU - Huovinen, Pentti
AU - Stefani, Stefania
AU - Schwartz, Thomas
AU - Kisand, Veljo
AU - Baquero, Fernando
AU - Martinez, José Luis
PY - 2015/5/24
Y1 - 2015/5/24
N2 - Antibiotic resistance is a threat to human and animal health worldwide, and key measures are required to reduce the risks posed by antibiotic resistance genes that occur in the environment. These measures include the identification of critical points of control, the development of reliable surveillance and risk assessment procedures, and the implementation of technological solutions that can prevent environmental contamination with antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes. In this Opinion article, we discuss the main knowledge gaps, the future research needs and the policy and management options that should be prioritized to tackle antibiotic resistance in the environment.
AB - Antibiotic resistance is a threat to human and animal health worldwide, and key measures are required to reduce the risks posed by antibiotic resistance genes that occur in the environment. These measures include the identification of critical points of control, the development of reliable surveillance and risk assessment procedures, and the implementation of technological solutions that can prevent environmental contamination with antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes. In this Opinion article, we discuss the main knowledge gaps, the future research needs and the policy and management options that should be prioritized to tackle antibiotic resistance in the environment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928428777&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/nrmicro3439
DO - 10.1038/nrmicro3439
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25817583
AN - SCOPUS:84928428777
SN - 1740-1526
VL - 13
SP - 310
EP - 317
JO - Nature Reviews Microbiology
JF - Nature Reviews Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -