The effect of conventional wastewater treatment on the levels of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in effluent: A meta-analysis of current studies

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 749-762

  Harris, Suvi ^a   Cormican, Martin ^b   Cummins, Enda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Meta analysis; Odds ratio; Resistance; Therapeutic failure; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HEALTH IMPACT; META-ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84868380775     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9493-8     Document Type: Article

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