Antimicrobial resistance genes and antibiotic use in chronic lung disease: a bronchoscopy study of the lower airways microbiome
The presence of ARGs in the lower airways microbiome was significantly higher in patients with sarcoidosis and IPF than in controls. The counts per million for ARGs were significantly associated with recent antibiotic use.
Authors
- Kristel Svalland Knudsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5129-3892)
- Solveig Tangedal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8060-5306)
- Tomas Eagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-9960)
- A Paytuvi-Gallart
- Walter Sanseverino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-5912)
- Gunnar Reksten Husebø (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6880-8215)
- R Nielsen
- Daniel Julian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-069X)
- Guri Kringeland
- Sverre Lehmann
- Randi J. Bertelsen
Institutions
- SOM Biotech (Spain) (ES)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2026-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003864
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00