Monitoring and comparison of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in municipal and hospital wastewaters

ABSTRACT

Background: Human exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria [ARB] is a public health concern which could occur in a number of ways. Wastewaters seem to play an important role in the dissemination of bacteria and antibiotic resistant genes [ARGs] in our environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of three groups of ARB and their resistance genes in hospital and municipal wastewaters [MWs] as possible sources