Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from drinking well water available in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 188-194

  Machado, A ^a,b   Bordalo, A A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Africa; Antibiotic resistance; Drinking water; Hand dug well; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; DRINKING WATER; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

ACINETOBACTER; AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUITALEA; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHROMOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; RALSTONIA; RHODOCOCCUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

GUINEA-BISSAU;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRINKING WATER; HAND-DUG WELL; WATER QUALITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRINKING WATER; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEASONS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84900834618     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.04.037     Document Type: Article

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