By Ethan Covey
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are an important factor in the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), according to a study presented at the 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal (poster P0961).
“Increasing usage of antibiotics in hospitals and communities leads to higher occurrence of ARB with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production,” said Jarmila Lausova, PhD, a laboratory technician