Published on in Vol 12 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/39022, first published .
Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria and Level of Antibiotic Residues in Hospital Effluents in Selangor, Malaysia: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria and Level of Antibiotic Residues in Hospital Effluents in Selangor, Malaysia: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria and Level of Antibiotic Residues in Hospital Effluents in Selangor, Malaysia: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study

Sophia Karen Bakon   1 * , BSc, MSc ;   Zuraifah Asrah Mohamad   1 * , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Mohd Azerulazree Jamilan   2 , MSc ;   Hazimah Hashim   3 , BSc ;   Mohamed Yazid Kuman   4 , BEng ;   Rafiza Shaharudin   1 , MPH, MD, PhD ;   Norazah Ahmad   5 , MPATH, MD, PhD ;   Nor Asiah Muhamad   6 , MPH, MBBS

1 Environmental Health Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia

2 Nutritional, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia

3 Pharmacy Practice and Development Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

4 Engineering Service Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia

5 Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia

6 Evidence Based Unit, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Sophia Karen Bakon, BSc, MSc
  • Environmental Health Research Centre
  • Institute for Medical Research
  • National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
  • Persiaran Setia Murni, Setia Alam
  • Shah Alam, 40170
  • Malaysia
  • Phone: 60 +60333627774
  • Email: sophia.karen@moh.gov.my