According to a new French study, cities and hospitals are releasing wastewater into the environment that contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria.The study suggests that drug resistance among multiple types of bacteria, including E. coli, is a growing issue. Previously unaffected bacteria are picking up resistance genes from other bacteria, and resistance can also spread through food crops irrigated with affected water, according to an article on Reuters.com.“These multi-drug resistant bacteria are now the most frequently isolated ones in French hospitals and in many countries,” says Xavier Bertrand, author of the study, in the article.“The extent to which the discharge of [antibiotic-resistant E.
