Resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolated from sewage sludge in comparison with those isolated from human patients in 2000 and 2009

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-20

  Reinthaler, Franz Ferdinand ^a   Galler, Herbert ^a   Feierl, Gebhard ^a   Haas, Doris ^a   Leitner, Eva ^a   Mascher, Franz ^a   Melkes, Angelika ^a   Posch, Josefa ^a   Pertschy, Brigitte ^b   Winter, Ingrid ^c   Himmel, Wilhelm ^c   Marth, Egon ^a   Zarfel, Gernot ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c Specialized Division 19D   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Austria; Escherichia coli; Infection; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; INFECTIVITY; LIVESTOCK; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SURFACE WATER; WILD POPULATION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS;

AUSTRIA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84878867107     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.207     Document Type: Article

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