#antibioticresistant

In Guatemalan communities, a recent visit to a health clinic or hospital – not antibiotic use – is the strongest predictor of carrying bacteria resistant to critical antibiotics, according to a new study led by Washington State University. Previous research in Guatemala’s Western Highlands found nearly 46% of residents were colonized in the gastrointestinal tract with bacteria known as…

When people take antibiotics, some of the dose is excreted with urine and feces and ends up in our wastewater. The presence of this low dose of antibiotic creates an opportunity for resistant bacteria to evolve. Summary Antibiotic use contributes to the presence of low-dose antibiotics in wastewater through excretion. This occurs when antibiotics consumed by people are not fully metabolized and…