Could the load of carbapenemase genes in hospital wastewater be a proxy for emerging resistance to carbapenems in humans?
This study shows the WWS feasibility in real hospital conditions and preliminary findings regarding patient populations but identified obstacles that need to be overcome prior to use WWS for routine surveillance in an infection control hospital context.
Authors
- Isabelle Zorgniotti
- C. Favier
- Olivier COUROT
- Franz DURANDET
- Mylène Toubiana
- Patricia Licznar-Fajardo
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
- Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-026-01697-9
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00