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ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2012

Antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in public beach waters in Quebec.

Patricia Turgeon, Pascal Michel, Patrick Levallois, Pierre Chevalier, Danielle Daignault, Bryanne Crago, Rebecca Irwin, Scott A McEwen, Norman F Neumann, Marie Louie

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Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparative Genomics Reveals Pathogenicity-Related Loci inThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Patricia TurgeonFaculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec;
Pascal Michel
Patrick Levallois
Pierre Chevalier
Danielle Daignault
Bryanne Crago
Rebecca Irwin
Scott A McEwen
Norman F Neumann
Marie Louie
Public Health Agency of Canada · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAFaculty of Public Health · GBProvincial Laboratory of Public Health · CAUniversité Laval · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Guelph · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHuman exposure to antimicrobial-resistant bacteria may result in the transfer of resistance to commensal or pathogenic microbes present in the gastrointestinal tract, which may lead to severe health consequences and difficulties in treatment of future bacterial infections. It was hypothesized that the recreational waters from beaches represent a source of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli for people engaging in water activities.

objectiveTo describe the occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant E coli in the recreational waters of beaches in southern Quebec.

methodsSampling occurred over two summers; in 2004, 674 water samples were taken from 201 beaches, and in 2005, 628 water samples were taken from 177 beaches. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the antimicrobial-resistant E coli isolates against a panel of 16 antimicrobials were determined using microbroth dilution.

resultsFor 2004 and 2005, respectively, 28% and 38% of beaches sampled had at least one water sample contaminated by E coli resistant to one or more antimicrobials, and more than 10% of the resistant isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial of clinical importance for human medicine. The three antimicrobials with the highest frequency of resistance were tetracycline, ampicillin and sulfamethoxazole. DISCUSSION: The recreational waters of these beaches represent a potential source of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria for people engaging in water activities. Investigations relating the significance of these findings to public health should be pursued.

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Antimicrobial resistanceE coliEnvironmentPublic HealthRecreational waters

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PMID23730315
PMCPMC3403667
OpenAlexW92674065

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