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TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed6010033
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Hajj; mass gathering; antimicrobial resistance
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The emergence of antimicrobial resistance is leading to the loss of once-effective treatments, necessitating continued surveillance and public health measures to decrease the rate of resistance.
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance is causing the loss of what was once considered the miracle cure. The transmission of antimicrobial resistance during mass gathering is a potential threat in addition to other infectious diseases. Here, we review the English language literature on the rate and the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance during the Hajj. There is a variable incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Enterobacteriaceae. There had been no report of multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Continued surveillance of antimicrobial resistance coupled with public health measures are needed to decrease the rate of emergence of resistance.
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