Do wastewater treatment plants increase antibiotic resistant bacteria or genes in the environment? Protocol for a systematic review
Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat. Water from human activities is collected at wastewater treatment plants where processes often do not sufficiently neutralize antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes, which are further shed into the local environment. This pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Systematic Reviews |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1236-9 |