Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment
Lundborg, Cecilia
Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020 - 1 electronic resource (248 p.)
Open Access
Today, the food and water that we encounter in any part of the world could contain antibiotic residues and/or antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This book presents research evidence for this and also a potential way to mitigate the problem. Although not presented in this book, it is likely that this situation exists for all other types of antimicrobial agents as well, including antivirals, antifungals, and antiprotozoal agents. The presence of antibiotic residues and/or antibiotic-resistant bacteria contributes to the generation and propagation of resistance in disease-causing pathogens in humans and animals. Therefore, the medicines that we use to treat and/or prevent infections will not work as expected in many cases. It is estimated that if we do not contain antimicrobial resistance urgently, by 2050, up to 10 million people will die due to bacterial infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, skin infections, urinary tract infections, etc., which were once easily treatable. However, this book presents a system that can eliminate resistant bacteria and antibiotics from the environment, with the potential to work on other environmental microbes and antimicrobials. This book opens pathways for academics and scientists to do further research on antimicrobials and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in various environmental areas and also presents evidence for policymakers to take further action and make the general public aware of the current situation in this context.
Creative Commons
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books978-3-03928-031-5 9783039280308 9783039280315
10.3390/books978-3-03928-031-5 doi
Research & information: general
antibiotic resistance community environment India coliforms commensal antibiotic resistance genes blaCTX-M blaTEM qepA hospital wastewater core-shell disinfection Escherichia coli nanoparticles pathogens silver solar-photocatalysis Staphylococcus aureus water zinc oxide S. aureus beaches multiple-antibiotic resistance ramA efflux pump multilocus sequence typing surface water antibiotics pakchoi endophytic bacteria antibiotic-resistant genes hydroponic cultivation Campylobacter poultry antibiotic susceptibility Rep-PCR cdt toxin Acinetobacter JDS3 river carbapenemases antimicrobial resistance genotypes non-typhoidal Salmonella genes integrons subtyping ESBL MRSA VRE sewage sludge PER-1 pathogenic E. coli harvested rainwater public health Sub-Saharan Africa alternative water source farmer veterinary antibiotics use knowledge behavior probability model China antibiotics residue food animals bacteria Nigeria E. coli antibiotic-resistance gene MARI MARP multidrug resistance flooring design Turkey antibacterial resistance enrofloxacin commensal E. coli ESBL-producing E. coli β-lactamase genes insertion sequences antibiotic residues aquatic environment ciprofloxacin Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles photocatalysis sunlight ceragenin multidrug-resistant bacteria biofilm antimicrobial peptides colistin n/a
Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020 - 1 electronic resource (248 p.)
Open Access
Today, the food and water that we encounter in any part of the world could contain antibiotic residues and/or antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This book presents research evidence for this and also a potential way to mitigate the problem. Although not presented in this book, it is likely that this situation exists for all other types of antimicrobial agents as well, including antivirals, antifungals, and antiprotozoal agents. The presence of antibiotic residues and/or antibiotic-resistant bacteria contributes to the generation and propagation of resistance in disease-causing pathogens in humans and animals. Therefore, the medicines that we use to treat and/or prevent infections will not work as expected in many cases. It is estimated that if we do not contain antimicrobial resistance urgently, by 2050, up to 10 million people will die due to bacterial infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, skin infections, urinary tract infections, etc., which were once easily treatable. However, this book presents a system that can eliminate resistant bacteria and antibiotics from the environment, with the potential to work on other environmental microbes and antimicrobials. This book opens pathways for academics and scientists to do further research on antimicrobials and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in various environmental areas and also presents evidence for policymakers to take further action and make the general public aware of the current situation in this context.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-03928-031-5 9783039280308 9783039280315
10.3390/books978-3-03928-031-5 doi
Research & information: general
antibiotic resistance community environment India coliforms commensal antibiotic resistance genes blaCTX-M blaTEM qepA hospital wastewater core-shell disinfection Escherichia coli nanoparticles pathogens silver solar-photocatalysis Staphylococcus aureus water zinc oxide S. aureus beaches multiple-antibiotic resistance ramA efflux pump multilocus sequence typing surface water antibiotics pakchoi endophytic bacteria antibiotic-resistant genes hydroponic cultivation Campylobacter poultry antibiotic susceptibility Rep-PCR cdt toxin Acinetobacter JDS3 river carbapenemases antimicrobial resistance genotypes non-typhoidal Salmonella genes integrons subtyping ESBL MRSA VRE sewage sludge PER-1 pathogenic E. coli harvested rainwater public health Sub-Saharan Africa alternative water source farmer veterinary antibiotics use knowledge behavior probability model China antibiotics residue food animals bacteria Nigeria E. coli antibiotic-resistance gene MARI MARP multidrug resistance flooring design Turkey antibacterial resistance enrofloxacin commensal E. coli ESBL-producing E. coli β-lactamase genes insertion sequences antibiotic residues aquatic environment ciprofloxacin Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles photocatalysis sunlight ceragenin multidrug-resistant bacteria biofilm antimicrobial peptides colistin n/a