Lack of wastewater treatment in a small town drives the spread of ESBL‐producing Escherichia coli in irrigation waters
Thomas VanderYacht,
Liseth Salinas,
Tilden Remerleitch
et al.
Abstract:Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a critical and growing global challenge, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Ecuador has made great progress in connecting households to piped water supplies; however, the collection and treatment of domestic wastewater has lagged. This infrastructural gap may be accelerating the spread of ABR into surface waters used downstream for irrigation. We studied the contributions of a small town in Ecuador to the prevalence of extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase‐producing Escheric… Show more
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