title: Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria in hospital and community sewage in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Sewage samples were collected from hospital and community sewage tanks, and bacterial strains and antibiotic sensitivity patterns were analyzed using the VITEK 2 microbial identification system p(bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France). Three of the 12 isolates (25%) from the hospital sewage and 1 of the 13 isolates (7.69%) from the community sewage was extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Deanship of Scientific Affairs and Research, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdulhaq
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: bvinodkumar2006@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vinod Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Basode
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012722:Sewage; D001618:beta-Lactamases
keywords: Antimicrobial resistant bacteria; Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria; Sewage bacteria