Title |
Prevalence of a carbapenem-resistance gene (KPC), vancomycin-resistance genes (van A/B) and a methicillin-resistance gene (mecA) in hospital and municipal sewage in a southwestern province of Saudi Arabia
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s13104-018-3167-2 |
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Authors |
Vinod Kumar Basode, Ahmed Abdulhaq, Mohammed Uthman A. Alamoudi, Hassan Mohammad Tohari, Waleed Ali Quhal, Aymen Mohammed Madkhali, Yahya Hasan Hobani, Almonther Abdullah Hershan |
Abstract |
According to the World Health Organization, the increasing antibiotic resistance of pathogens is one of the most important threats to human health. Prevalence of a carbapenem-resistance gene (KPC), vancomycin-resistance genes (van A/B) and a methicillin-resistance gene (mecA) in hospital and municipal sewages will be potential threat to public health. Vancomycin-resistance genes were detected in the sewage of community tank-II, sewage tank of the tertiary and general hospital. Carbapenem-resistance gene was detected in sewage of community tank-II and sewage from tertiary hospital. Methicillin-resistance gene was detected in sewage of community tank-II, sewage from a fish market sewage tank and sewage from an animal slaughter house sewage tank. The detection of a KPC, van A/B and a mecA in sewages will help further the process to take the appropriate measures to prevent the spread of such bacteria in the environment. |
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