Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospital sewage flowing through community sewage system and discharging into the Indian Ocean

Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospital sewage flowing through community sewage system and discharging into the Indian Ocean

Abstract Background Hospital sewage is a significant reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and genes that pose a huge public health threat. In this study, we determined the occurrence of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in sewage flowing from a referral hospita...

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Main Authors: Nemganga Z. Seguni, Zuhura I. Kimera, Frank Msafiri, Fauster X. Mgaya, Agricola Joachim, Anthony Mwingwa, Mecky I. Matee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-05-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:
Hospital sewage
Urban wastewater
Wastewater treatment plant
Multidrug-resistant E. coli
Multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae
Hospital effluent
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-023-01039-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-023-01039-4

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