Climate change and antibiotic resistance: a deadly combination

Burnham, Jason P.

doi:10.1177/2049936121991374

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“…Temperature increased with the result of global warming is linked with the bacterial infections and their antibiotic resistance capabilities. Augmented temperature increases horizontal gene transfer, a crucial mechanism for the acquisition of antibiotic resistance (Burnham 2021).…”

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Higher seasonal temperature enhances the occurrence of methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in house flies (Musca domestica) under hospital and environmental settings

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emergence in commensal and pathogenic bacteria is a global health issue. House flies (Musca domestica) are considered as biological and mechanical vectors for pathogens causing nosocomial infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). However, the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and the role of temperature on the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA in house flies in a hospital environment have not been studied. A total of 400 house flies were collected in winter and summer from four hospital-associated areas in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Detection of S. aureus and MRSA in flies was done by culturing, staining, and PCR methods targeting nuc and mec genes (mecA and mecC), respectively. Disc diffusion test was used to detect resistance phenotype against six antimicrobials. Logistic regression models were constructed to assess the effect of temperature on the frequency of antimicrobial resistance, and on the presence of the nuc and mecA genes, and location of samples in and around a hospital environment. By PCR, S. aureus was detected in 208 (52%) samples. High frequencies of resistance (≥ 80% of isolates) to amoxicillin, azithromycin, and oxacillin were observed by disk diffusion test. Increase in temperature had a positive effect on the occurrence of S. aureus and MRSA isolates as well as on their resistance to individual and multiple antimicrobials. Among the study areas, hospital premises had increased odds of having S. aureus. Increased temperature of summer significantly increased the occurrence of MRSA in house flies in and around the hospital environment, which might pose a human and animal health risk.

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Higher seasonal temperature enhances the occurrence of methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in house flies (Musca domestica) under hospital and environmental settings

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“…Several studies have also discussed the positive correlation between the incidence of bacterial infections with rising temperatures, humidity, and monthly precipitation [69]. A study of three clinically relevant pathogens (E. coli, K. pneumoniae and S. aureus) across Energies 2021, 14, 5938 7 of 13 41 states in the US confirmed that warmer temperatures can drive bacterial growth and also potentially drive resistance acquisition through horizontal gene transfer.…”

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COVID-19 Lessons for Climate Change and Sustainable Health

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The drivers underpinning the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and climate change attest to the fact that we are now living in the Anthropocene Epoch, with human activities significantly impacting and altering the global ecosystem. Here, we explore the historical context of zoonoses, the effect of anthropogenic climate change and interrelated drivers on the emergence of, and response to emerging infectious diseases. We call attention to an urgent need for inculcating a One Health research agenda that acknowledges the primary interconnection between animals, humans, pathogens, and their collective milieus to foster long term resilience across all systems within our shared planetary environment.

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“… 120–123 Other indirect effects of warming on antibiotic resistance have also been demonstrated. 119 Human bacterial infection rates have been correlated with increasing temperature for reasons probably related to increased pathogen burden in the environment, an increasing number of extreme weather events, as well as changing human behavior due to both short-term weather and long-term climate effects (Burnham). These factors all play a role in increased exposure to potential antibiotic resistant pathogens in the environment as well as in increased antibiotic prescribing.…”

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Climate Change and Infections on the Move in North America

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Climate change is increasingly recognized for its impacts on human health, including how biotic and abiotic factors are driving shifts in infectious disease. Changes in ecological conditions and processes due to temperature and precipitation fluctuations and intensified disturbance regimes are affecting infectious pathogen transmission, habitat, hosts, and the characteristics of pathogens themselves. Understanding the relationships between climate change and infectious diseases can help clinicians broaden the scope of differential diagnoses when interviewing, diagnosing, and treating patients presenting with infections lacking obvious agents or transmission pathways. Here, we highlight key examples of how the mechanisms of climate change affect infectious diseases associated with water, fire, land, insects, and human transmission pathways in the hope of expanding the analytical framework for infectious disease diagnoses. Increased awareness of these relationships can help prepare both clinical physicians and epidemiologists for continued impacts of climate change on infectious disease in the future.

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Climate change and antibiotic resistance: a deadly combination

Cited by 70 publications

References 57 publications

Higher seasonal temperature enhances the occurrence of methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in house flies (Musca domestica) under hospital and environmental settings

Higher seasonal temperature enhances the occurrence of methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in house flies (Musca domestica) under hospital and environmental settings

COVID-19 Lessons for Climate Change and Sustainable Health

Climate Change and Infections on the Move in North America

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