Contamination of Canadian private drinking water sources with antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3026-3036

  Coleman, Brenda L ^a,b   Louie, Marie ^c,d   Salvadori, Marina I ^e,g   McEwen, Scott A ^h   Neumann, Norman ^c,f   Sibley, Kristen ^d   Irwin, Rebecca J ⁱ   Jamieson, Frances B ^b,j   Daignault, Danielle ⁱ   Majury, Anna ^j   Braithwaite, Shannon ^f   Crago, Bryanne ^d   McGeer, Allison J ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

ⁱ PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^j PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Drinking water; Drug resistance; Escherichia coli; Ground water

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CLAY; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SOIL TESTING; SURVEYS;

BACTERIA-RESISTANT; DRINKING WATER SAMPLES; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; DRUG-RESISTANCE; ODD RATIOS; PROPERTY; RISK FACTORS; RISK OF CONTAMINATION; SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS; WATER SOURCE;

POTABLE WATER;

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTIOFUR; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DRINKING WATER; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; WELL WATER;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLOGY; CLAY SOIL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRINKING WATER; DRUG RESISTANCE; POULTRY; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CANADA; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOUSEHOLD; LIVESTOCK; LOAM SOIL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84876733057     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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