| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6333100 | Science of The Total Environment | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Total, vancomycin and ciprofloxacin resistant enterococci were isolated from hospital and urban wastewater. ⺠Hospital effluent and raw urban wastewater had identical counts of vancomycin resistant enterococci. ⺠Vancomycin resistant enterococci were significantly more prevalent in the hospital effluent than in the urban wastewater. ⺠Similar multidrug-resistance phenotypes were observed in isolates from patients, hospital effluent and urban wastewater. ⺠This study suggests that hospital effluents may contribute to spread vancomycin resistant enterococci to the environment.
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Authors
Ana Rita Varela, Giovanna Ferro, Jana Vredenburg, Melike Yanık, Lucas Vieira, Luigi Rizzo, Catarina Lameiras, Célia M. Manaia,