Distribution and characteristics of carbapenem-resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli in hospital effluents, sewage treatment plants, and river water in an urban area of Japan
Takashi Azuma, T. Uchiyama, Dongsheng Zhang, Masaru Usui, Tetsuya Hayashi
Topics & Concepts
EffluentSewageWastewaterSewage treatmentAntimicrobialCarbapenemEscherichia coliAntibiotic resistanceVeterinary medicineMicrobiologyEnvironmental scienceBiologyEnvironmental engineeringAntibioticsMedicineGeneBiochemistryAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsWater Treatment and Disinfection