Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low-and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase-and carbapenemase-producing bacteria

M Nieto-Rosado, K Sands, EAR Portal… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Hospital surfaces can harbour bacterial pathogens, which may disseminate and cause
nosocomial infections, contributing towards mortality in low-and middle-income countries …

Whole genome sequencing snapshot of multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from hospitals and receiving wastewater treatment plants in Southern …

M Surleac, I Czobor Barbu, S Paraschiv, LI Popa… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
We report on the genomic characterization of 47 multi-drug resistant, carbapenem resistant
and ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae isolates from the influent (I) and effluent (E) of three …

Persistent transmission of carbapenem-resistant, hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae between a hospital and urban aquatic environments

H Zou, Z Zhou, B Berglund, B Zheng, M Meng, L Zhao… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent
Klebsiella pneumoniae strains (CR-hvKP) prompts the question of whether these strains …

Genetic support of carbapenemases: a One Health systematic review and meta‐analysis of current trends in Africa

SM Ragheb, U Govinden… - Annals of the New York …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health threat globally. Carbapenems are β‐lactam
antibiotics used as last‐resort agents for treating antibiotic‐resistant infections. Mobile …

Longitudinal monitoring reveals the emergence and spread of blaGES-5-harboring carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella quasipneumoniae in a Hong Kong hospital …

X Liu, MKL Wong, D Zhang, DCL Chan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Testing hospital wastewater (HWW) is potentially an effective, long-term approach for
monitoring trends in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns in health care institutions. Over …

The influence of ionic liquids on the effectiveness of analytical methods used in the monitoring of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in biological and …

N Treder, T Bączek, K Wychodnik, J Rogowska… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent years have seen the increased utilization of ionic liquids (ILs) in the development
and optimization of analytical methods. Their unique and eco-friendly properties and the …

Environmental dissemination of selected antibiotics from hospital wastewater to the aquatic environment

MD Ekwanzala, RF Lehutso, TK Kasonga, JB Dewar… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The environmental dissemination of selected antibiotics from hospital wastewater into
municipal wastewater and lastly to a receiving water body was investigated. Selected …

Mobile genetic elements affect the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) of clinical importance in the environment

Y Li, R Li, J Hou, X Sun, Y Wang, L Li, F Yang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment is a quintessential
One Health issue that threats both human and ecosystem health; however, the source and …

Comparative genomics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. revealed common resistome determinants from hospital wastewater to aquatic environments

MD Ekwanzala, JB Dewar, I Kamika… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The rise of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp.(VRE) has led to treatment challenges in
hospital settings worldwide. Hospital wastewater (HW) might disseminate this threat to the …

Genomic and functional characterization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from hospital wastewater

Z Xie, J Huang, S Zhang, BB Xu, Q Zhang, B Li - BMC microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Background The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP)
attracted extensive attention. Information on CRKP from hospital wastewater (HWW) is …