Investigation of Antibiotic Resistome in Hospital Wastewater during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is the Initial Phase of the Pandemic Contributing to Antimicrobial Resistance?
Changzhi Wang, David Mantilla‐Calderon, Yanghui Xiong, Mohsen Alkahtani, Yasir M. Bashawri, Hamed Al Qarni, Pei‐Ying Hong
Abstract
and was copresent with other ARGs including carbapenem-resistant genes in 6 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs). This study highlighted concerns related to the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the COVID-19 pandemic that may arise from antibiotic use and untreated hospital wastewater.
Topics & Concepts
ResistomePandemicMetagenomicsAntibioticsAntimicrobialCarbapenemAntibiotic resistanceDrug resistanceBiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MicrobiologyMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneInternal medicineIntegronGeneticsDiseaseSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingAntibiotic Use and ResistanceAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria