Antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in public beach waters in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Turgeon, Patricia ^a   Michel, Pascal ^a,b   Levallois, Patrick ^c,d   Chevalier, Pierre ^c   Daignault, Danielle ^b   Crago, Bryanne ^e,f   Irwin, Rebecca ^b   McEwen, Scott A ^g   Neumann, Norman F ^f,h   Louie, Marie ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^h University Terrace   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; E coli; Environment; Public health; Recreational waters

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTIOFUR; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; SEA WATER; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84864841111     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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