Secrets of the Hospital Underbelly: Patterns of Abundance of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Hospital Wastewater Vary by Specific Antimicrobial and Bacterial Family

Secrets of the Hospital Underbelly: Patterns of Abundance of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Hospital Wastewater Vary by Specific Antimicrobial and Bacterial Family

Background: Hospital wastewater is a major source of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) outflow into the environment. This study uses metagenomics to study how hospital clinical activity impacts antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) abundances in hospital wastewater.Methods: Sewage was collected over a...

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Main Authors: Meghan R. Perry, Hannah C. Lepper, Luke McNally, Bryan A. Wee, Patrick Munk, Amanda Warr, Barbara Moore, Pota Kalima, Carol Philip, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Frank M. Aarestrup, Mark E. J. Woolhouse, Bram A. D. van Bunnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
metagenomics
hospital waste water
surveillance
environmental risk
resistance dissemination
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.703560/full

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