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  • Microbiology
  • Public Health

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  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health concern.
  • The environment serves as a significant reservoir and transmission route for AMR.
  • Understanding environmental AMR is crucial for effective control strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review key 2015 publications on the occurrence of AMR in the environment.
  • To synthesize information on sources, treatment, and surveillance of environmental AMR.
  • To identify knowledge gaps in the field of environmental AMR.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of publications from 2015.
  • Categorization of findings based on AMR occurrence, sources, treatment, surveillance, and transmission.
  • Analysis of methodologies for characterizing AMR abundance data.

Main Results:

  • Identified aquatic environments (wastewater treatment plants, hospitals, agriculture) as key sources of antibiotic resistance.
  • Summarized various treatment and mitigation techniques for environmental AMR.
  • Highlighted advancements in surveillance and analysis methodologies for AMR characterization.
  • Discussed transmission pathways of AMR between different environmental matrices.

Conclusions:

  • Environmental AMR is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors and transmission routes.
  • Continued research and development of effective surveillance and treatment technologies are essential.
  • Addressing knowledge gaps is critical for mitigating the spread of AMR from environmental reservoirs.