Oxytetracycline and Gentamicin: Two Clinically relevant Antimicrobials Widely Used by Costa Rican Farmers. Implications of Their Use Outside Clinical Cettings and Request for Action

 

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Autor: Rodríguez Sánchez, César
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2008
Descripción:This mini-review deals with oxytetracycline and gentamicin: two clinically-relevant antimicrobials that find extensive usage in horticulture and other productive activities. The manuscript begins with a few words on their mechanism of action and clinical utility. Thereafter I address the most important mechanisms of acquired or intrinsic resistance described to date and some implications of the unrestricted use of these drugs outside clinical settings. A number of reports on the occurrence of antimicrobial-resistance genes and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in agroecosystems illustrates that a threat exists and justifies the plea for monitoring programs and environmental risk assessments with which the article concludes.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/7848
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/medica/article/view/7848
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:oxitetraciclina
gentamicina
resistencia antimicrobiana
agricultura
oxytetracycline
gentamicin
antimicrobial-resistance
plant agriculture