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Nouvel Article dans Frontiers in Microbiology

Hospital Effluents Are One of Several Sources of Metal, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Bacterial Markers Disseminated in Sub-Saharan Urban Rivers

Laffite A, Kilunga PI, Kayembe JM, Devarajan N, Mulaji CK, Giuliani G, Slaveykova VI and Poté J

In this study, antibiotic resistance genes were quantified in sediments from tropical rivers receiving hospital and urban effluents using real time PCR. The results facilitate improved risk assessments for the prudent use of antibiotics in human, animal and agriculture, and provide baseline information for developing strategies to limit the spread of these contaminants in Sub-Saharan Africa.