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Lecturer @UniofExeter @ExeterMed @ECEHH, researching #AMR in bathing waters
Aug 23, 2022 11 tweets 8 min read
There’s an explosion of interest about #sewage in our rivers and seas, and concerns about what this means for people swimming in our rivers and seas. We’ve been working on this and the threat that antibiotic resistant bacteria #AMR poses to human health. A 🧵of key results: 1/8 Our systematic review of the risk of experiencing symptoms of infection after sea bathing in high-income countries found people who bathe in the sea are more likely to feel ill afterwards, compared to people who stay on land. tinyurl.com/mr27p6bs