[Drinking waters and drug resistant bacteria. Implications for water quality standards (author's transl)]
- PMID: 749057
[Drinking waters and drug resistant bacteria. Implications for water quality standards (author's transl)]
Abstract
A systematic investigation of antibiotic sensibility has been carried out on 1,000 strains of enterobacteria and Aeromonas isolated from drinking water. 81,6% are resistant to one or more antibiotics. The incidence of this resistance and its epidemiological consequences are discussed.