Open Access<p>Antimicrobial Resistance of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> Isolated from Hospital Wastewater in Kermanshah, Iran</p>
Author(s) -
Alisha Akya,
Roya Chegenelorestani,
Jila Shahvaisi-Zadeh,
Arezoo Bozorgomid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s261311
Subject(s) - penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , cefoxitin , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotic resistance , veterinary medicine , sewage , clindamycin , antimicrobial , sccmec , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , azithromycin , medicine , biology , bacteria , waste management , engineering , genetics
Hospital wastewater contains highly resistant and virulent bacteria that can spread into the environment. This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) in raw and treated hospital wastewater.