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Medwave 2019;19(10):e7729 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2019.10.7729
Resistencia de los antibióticos ß-lactámicos en países latinoamericanos
ß-lactam antibiotics resistance in Latin American countries
María Fernanda Latorre-Barragan, Andrea Cristina Zurita-Leal, Marco Esteban Gudiño Gomezjurado
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Palabras clave: antibacterial agents, latin america, epidemiology

Abstract

Ever since antimicrobial activity was observed at the end of the XIX century and antibiotics were produced on a large scale in the ’40s, microorganisms have developed multiple resistance mechanisms, making treatment of infectious diseases difficult. For instance, several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria lowered their sensitivity to ß-Lactam antibiotics as a result of their inadequate use and abuse. For this reason, microbial resistance to these drugs represents an increasing health problem in Latin America due to the emergence of drug-resistant bacterial strains. This review aims to summarize and analyze scientific literature reporting resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics in Latin America. We compiled scientific papers published during the last five years from PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS-BIREME. We found that: (i) it is common to identify resistance genes for ß-lactams in the soil and animal farms, and (ii) over 40% of strains isolated from clinical samples developed resistance against ß-lactam antibiotics.


 

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Ever since antimicrobial activity was observed at the end of the XIX century and antibiotics were produced on a large scale in the ’40s, microorganisms have developed multiple resistance mechanisms, making treatment of infectious diseases difficult. For instance, several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria lowered their sensitivity to ß-Lactam antibiotics as a result of their inadequate use and abuse. For this reason, microbial resistance to these drugs represents an increasing health problem in Latin America due to the emergence of drug-resistant bacterial strains. This review aims to summarize and analyze scientific literature reporting resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics in Latin America. We compiled scientific papers published during the last five years from PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS-BIREME. We found that: (i) it is common to identify resistance genes for ß-lactams in the soil and animal farms, and (ii) over 40% of strains isolated from clinical samples developed resistance against ß-lactam antibiotics.

Autores: María Fernanda Latorre-Barragan[1,2], Andrea Cristina Zurita-Leal[3], Marco Esteban Gudiño Gomezjurado[4]

Filiación:
[1] Carrera de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Autónoma de los Andes, Ambato-Ecuador
[2] Facultad de Ciencia e Ingeniería en Alimentos, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ambato, Ecuador
[3] Carrera de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ambato, Ecuador
[4] Carrera de Laboratorio Clínico, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ambato, Ecuador

E-mail: me.gudino@uta.edu.ec

Correspondencia a:
[1] Carrera de Laboratorio Clínico
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
Universidad Técnica de Ambato
Ambato, CP: 180104-Ecuador

Citación: Latorre-Barragan MF, Zurita-Leal AC, Gudiño Gomezjurado ME. ß-lactam antibiotics resistance in Latin American countries. Medwave 2019;19(10):e7729 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2019.10.7729

Fecha de envío: 29/7/2019

Fecha de aceptación: 21/10/2019

Fecha de publicación: 20/11/2019

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Tipo de revisión: Revisado por cuatro pares revisores externos a doble ciego

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