The scope of antimicrobial resistance in residential aged care facilities determined through analysis of Escherichia coli and the total wastewater resistome

The scope of antimicrobial resistance in residential aged care facilities determined through analysis of Escherichia coli and the total wastewater resistome

ABSTRACT High and often inappropriate antibiotic use has been documented for residential aged care facilities (RACFs). As a result, RACFs represent selective environments favoring the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, surveillance of the prevalence and scope of AMR in RACFs is...

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Main Authors: Sylvia A. Sapula, Anteneh Amsalu, Jon J. Whittall, Bradley J. Hart, Naomi L. Siderius, Lynn Nguyen, Cobus Gerber, John Turnidge, Henrietta Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
wastewater-based epidemiology
Escherichia coli
multidrug resistance
metagenomics
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00731-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00731-23

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