Background Hospitals are hotspots for antimicrobial-resistant genes (ARG) and play a
significant role in their emergence and spread. Large numbers of these ARGs will be ejected …

Large amounts of antibiotics have been discharged into wastewater during the COVID-19
pandemic due to overuse and misuse of antibiotics to treat patients. Wastewater-based …

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected healthcare worldwide and has led to the
excessive use of disinfectants and antimicrobial agents. However, the impact of excessive …

Higher usage of antimicrobial agents in both healthcare facilities and the communities has
resulted in an increased spread of resistant bacteria. However, the improved infection …

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the global response to a pandemic, including the way of
using chemical compounds such as disinfectants and antibiotics. The large-scale use of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the urgency for rapid public health surveillance
methods to detect and monitor the transmission of infectious diseases. The wastewater …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been in the spotlight because of applicability of
early detection of virus outbreak and new variants at the catchment area. However, there …

After the COVID-19 pandemic, antimicrobial determinants, and human pathogens are of
deeper concern since they can pose a serious threat on public health. Given the high …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a popular tool for the early indication of
community spread of infectious diseases. WBE emerged as an effective tool during the …

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, there has been much speculation about how COVID-
19 and antimicrobial resistance may be interconnected. In this study, untreated wastewater …