The Gut Bacterial Resistome in the First Two Years of Life: Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Birth Cohort Study

Justine Fri   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Idris Njanje   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Tjale Cloupas Mahopo   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Lufuno Grace Mavhandu-Ramarumo   ^{1, 3} , PhD ;   Pascal Obong Bessong   ^{1, 4} , PhD ;   Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators   ^{5 *}

¹ SAMRC-UNIVEN Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Health Research Unit, Institute for Pathogen and Global Health Research, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa

² Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa

³ Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa

⁴ Center for Global Health Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States

⁵ See Acknowledgments

*these authors contributed equally