对性传播感染的多西环林暴露后预防影响肠道抗菌素耐药性

Charles Langelier1, Victoria Chu2, Abigail Glascock3

  • 1University of California, San Francisco.

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|May 3, 2024
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概括

在六个月的时间里,多西环素暴露后预防 (doxy-PEP) 在肠道微生物群中增加了四环环素抗菌素耐药性基因. 然而,doxy-PEP并没有显著改变肠道微生物群的多样性或组成.

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