Abstract
Sewage samples were collected from hospital and community sewage tanks, and bacterial strains and antibiotic sensitivity patterns were analyzed using the VITEK 2 microbial identification system p(bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France). Three of the 12 isolates (25%) from the hospital sewage and 1 of the 13 isolates (7.69%) from the community sewage was extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria.
•The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria remains a matter of global concern.•Higher numbers of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria with antibiotic resistant phenotypes were observed among bacterial isolates from hospital sewage than community sewage.•Monitoring sewage treatment and preventing the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are warranted.