| Title |
The Fitness Cost of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Insight from the Field
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0029407 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
M. Cyrus Maher, Wondu Alemayehu, Takele Lakew, Bruce D. Gaynor, Sara Haug, Vicky Cevallos, Jeremy D. Keenan, Thomas M. Lietman, Travis C. Porco |
| Abstract |
Laboratory studies have suggested that antibiotic resistance may result in decreased fitness in the bacteria that harbor it. Observational studies have supported this, but due to ethical and practical considerations, it is rare to have experimental control over antibiotic prescription rates. |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Serbia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Researcher | 18 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 25 | 23% |
| Unknown | 13 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 26% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 21% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 16% |
| Unknown | 18 | 17% |