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Tracing the origins of antibiotic resistance

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Antibiotic resistance genes evolve in the environment, in animals, and in humans; strategic action is needed on all three fronts to help understand resistance and to limit its spread.

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Fig. 1: Antimicrobial resistance genes and resistant bacteria are continuously exchanged between humans, animals and the environment.

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine – Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

  3. Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans

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Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C.M.J.E., Kluytmans, J.A.J.W. Tracing the origins of antibiotic resistance. Nat Med 28, 638–640 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01752-z

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