Prevalence of co-resistance to disinfectants and clinically relevant antibiotics in bacterial isolates from three hospital laboratory wastewaters in Southwestern Nigeria

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1993-1997

  Adelowo, O O ^a   Fagade, O E ^b   Oke, A J ^c  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c Baptist Medical Centre   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteria; Co resistance; Disinfectants; Laboratory wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; PUBLIC RISKS; TESTING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BUSINESS MEDIA; DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERRATIA; SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA;

HEALTH;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 48349098946     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9697-3     Document Type: Article

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