Management Options for Reducing the Release of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes to the Environment

Pruden, Amy; G. Joakim Larsson, D.; Amézquita, Alejandro; Collignon, Peter; K. Brandt, Kristian; W. Graham, David; M. Lazorchak, James; Suzuki, Satoru; Silley, P.; Snape, Jason; Topp, Edward; Zhang, Tong; Zhu, Yong‐Guan

doi:10.1289/ehp.1206446

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Management Options for Reducing the Release of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes to the Environment

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • Jun 4, 2013

Authors:

Amy Pruden

D. G. Joakim Larsson

Alejandro Amézquita

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is growing concern worldwide about the role of polluted soil and water environments in the development and dissemination of antibiotic resistance. OBJECTIVE: Our aim in this study was to identify management options for reducing the spread of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistance de...

Subject

Antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance

Microbiology

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