Background World is in grip of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic right now.
Majority of studies center around its epidemiological and clinical characteristics. Information …

In viral respiratory infections, bacterial co-pathogens are widely known to co-infect, and they
significantly increase the morbidity and mortality rate. During the influenza season, the …

In this work, we present an eight-month longitudinal study of wastewater-based
epidemiology (WBE) in Ahmedabad, India, where wastewater surveillance was introduced …

Methods In our study, we conducted a retrospective comparative analysis of bacterial co-
infections and the antimicrobial resistance profile of bacterial isolates obtained from …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health problem in modern times and
the current COVID-19 pandemic has further exaggerated this problem. Due to bacterial co …

Introduction: The pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare systems led to limited
roles of infectious diseases services, increased rates of irrational use of antimicrobials, and …

While it is reported that COVID-19 patients are more prone to secondary bacterial infections,
which are strongly linked to the severity of complications of the disease, bacterial …

Use of antimicrobials in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, caused by novel
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is on the rise. The increased use of antimicrobials can have …

Abstract Antibiotics, recognized as Emerging Contaminants (ECs), have raised concerns
due to their pervasive presence in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and subsequent …

Controlling antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is a worldwide intervention to ensure global
health. Hospital wastewater is the main pollution source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and …