The association between antibiotic use in hospitals and residual antibiotic concentrations in hospital effluents: a pilot study
The positive correlation displayed between the use of cefazolin and sulfamethoxazole and their concentrations in wastewater indicates a potential association between antibiotic use and residual antibiotic concentrations in hospital settings suggesting that wastewater surveillance is a promising proxy for conventional antibiotic use surveillance. Further studies are necessary to validate these results before wastewater surveillance can be implemented as an AlAUMS.
Authors
- Bhekumuzi Gumbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6727-4343)
- Deanne Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-2140)
- Rajshekhar Karpoormath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1247-5754)
- Sabiha Y. Essack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3357-2761)
- Andile Mbuso Faya
- Fatima Zahra Deedat
Institutions
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf070
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.50
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali
- Norsk Revmatikerforbund