5 Rifaximin prophylaxis against travellers diarrhoea does nor increase acquisition of extended-spectrum ss - lactamase producing enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) in a UK military population travelling to Kenya

Conclusions While ESBL acquisition rate was relatively high (26.5%), rifaximin was not associated with an increase in ESBL acquisition. Further work will be performed to investigate acquisition of rifaximin resistance among commensal Enterobacteriaceae during the trial. Further Bioinformatic work is ongoing looking at acquisition of resistance genes.
Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Royal Society of Medicine, Colt Foundation Research Prize Finalists Source Type: research