reviewInternational Journal of Hygiene and Environmental HealthJul 1, 2022HYBRID OA

Prevalence of ESKAPE pathogens in the environment: Antibiotic resistance status, community-acquired infection and risk to human health

JDJulia DenissenBRBrandon ReynekeMWMonique WasoBHBenjamin HavengaTGTobias George Barnard

Stellenbosch University · University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

The ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.) pathogens are characterised by increased levels of resistance towards multiple classes of first line and last-resort antibiotics. Although these pathogens are frequently isolated from clinical environments and are implicated in a variety of life-threatening, hospital-associated infections; antibiotic resistant ESKAPE strains have been isolated from environmental reservoirs such as surface water, wastewater, food, and soil. Literature on the persistence and subsequent health risks posed by the ESKAPE isolates in extra-hospital settings is however, limited and…

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  • Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Enterococcus faecium
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Antibiotics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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