ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Hospital Wastewater-Source of Specific Micropollutants, Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms, Viruses, and Their Elimination.
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- First molecular detection of five gastroenteritis viruses in untreated wastewater and impact of seasonal change on their distribution in Cameroon.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Hospital Wastewater as a Reservoir of Contaminants of Emerging Concern: A Study Report from South America, Chile.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Micropollutants and Their Interactions With Relevant Environmental Viruses.Environmental microbiology · 2025Review
- Evolution of Antiviral Drug Resistance in SARS-CoV-2.Viruses · 2025Review
- Impact of the Technical Snow Production Process on Bacterial Community Composition, Antibacterial Resistance Genes, and Antibiotic Input-A Dual Effect of the Inevitable.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Advanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants Using Green Tea-Based ZnO Nanomaterials Under Simulated Solar Irradiation in Agri-Food Wastewater.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bacterial contamination and infection control practices in the mortuary at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Hospital and municipal wastewater as a source of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the environment: a review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Review
- Research Progress on Detection of Pathogens in Medical Wastewater by Electrochemical Biosensors.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Sustainable removal of tetracycline and paracetamol from water using magnetic activated carbon derived from pine fruit waste.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Prescribing sustainability: should UN sustainable development goals be part of the medical, pharmacy, and biomedical education?Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Pharmaceutically active micropollutants: origin, hazards and removal.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Multidrug Resistance Profiles and Resistance Mechanisms to β-Lactams and Fluoroquinolones in Bacterial Isolates from Hospital Wastewater in Bangladesh.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023Article
- Review of hospital effluents: special emphasis on characterization, impact, and treatment of pollutants and antibiotic resistance.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2023Review
- Occurrence and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Methicillin-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A critical review on diverse technologies for advanced wastewater treatment during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: What do we know?Journal of hazardous materials advances · 2022Review
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Abstract
Municipal wastewaters can generally provide real-time information on drug consumption, the incidence of specific diseases, or establish exposure to certain agents and determine some lifestyle consequences. From this point of view, wastewater-based epidemiology represents a modern diagnostic tool for describing the health status of a certain part of the population in a specific region. Hospital wastewater is a complex mixture of pharmaceuticals, illegal drugs, and their metabolites as well as different susceptible and antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, including viruses. Many studies pointed out that wastewater from healthcare facilities (including hospital wastewater), significantly contributes to higher loads of micropollutants, including bacteria and viruses, in municipal wastewater. In addition, such a mixture can increase the selective pressure on bacteria, thus contributing to the development and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. Because many pharmaceuticals, drugs, and microorganisms can pass through wastewater treatment plants without any significant change in their structure and toxicity and enter surface waters, treatment technologies need to be improved. This short review summarizes the recent knowledge from studies on micropollutants, pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and viruses (including SARS-CoV-2) in wastewater from healthcare facilities. It also proposes several possibilities for improving the wastewater treatment process in terms of efficiency as well as economy.
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