Antibiotic resistance in waste water and surface water and human health implications

The utilization of antibiotics to control infectious diseases is one of the biggest advances in human and veterinary health care. However, the generalized use of antibiotics has been accompanied by a worrisome increase in the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This evidence motivated numer...

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Main Author: Célia M. Manaia (author)
Other Authors: Olga C. Nunes (author), Ivone Vaz Moreira (author)
Format: book
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/103666
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/103666