Selected pharmaceutical analysis in a wastewater treatment plant during COVID-19 infection waves in South Africa
Nikitha Inarmal, Brenda Moodley
Abstract
Concentrations of pharmaceuticals (sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethoxazole hydroxylamine, prednisolone and ivermectin) showed good correlation with the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa.
Topics & Concepts
HydroxylaminePrednisoloneCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)SulfamethoxazoleWastewaterIvermectinMedicineInternal medicineVirologyIntensive care medicineVeterinary medicineBiologyEnvironmental scienceMicrobiologyEnvironmental engineeringAntibioticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseBiochemistryAntibiotic Use and ResistanceInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryPneumonia and Respiratory Infections