The effect of wastewater treatment on antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus sp.

Water Environment Research

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2387-2395

  Garcia, Sarah ^a   Wade, Bradley ^a   Bauer, Carrie ^a   Craig, Carri ^a   Nakaoka, Karen ^a   Lorowitz, William ^a  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia; Sewage; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITALS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA; GENERAL TRENDS; HOSPITAL WASTES; INFLOW WATERS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMPICILLIN; CEFIXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

DAVIS COUNTY [UTAH]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS SP.; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 38749096674     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X183826     Document Type: Article

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