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Surveillance of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from Wastewater Effluents Across the United States

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Citation:

Boczek, L. Surveillance of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from Wastewater Effluents Across the United States. Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), Washington, DC, June 21 - 22, 2016.

Impact/Purpose:

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are public health concerns, and surveillances of the antibiotic resistance profiles in wastewater are useful in providing how widespread these organisms are.

Description:

This presentation will inform the audience of the purpose and importance of the antibiotic resistant bacteria surveillances that have been conducted to date. And an overview of why the EPA is looking into this problem in wastewater effluents.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( PRESENTATION/ SLIDE)
Product Published Date:06/22/2016
Record Last Revised:06/24/2016
OMB Category:Other
Record ID: 320050