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Table 5 Levels of monitored antibiotics (ÎŒg/l) in waters associated with a hospital in Ujjain, India using LC-MS/MS

From: Antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in waters associated with a hospital in Ujjain, India

Antibiotics

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

 

Ground Water

Municipal Water

At 10:00

At 16:00

At 10:00

At 16:00

Amoxicillin

--

--

--

--

--

--

Ceftriaxone

--

--

--

--

--

--

Amikacin

--

--

--

--

--

--

Ofloxacin

--

--

--

4.5

5.6

7.5

Ciprofloxacin

--

--

2.2

218.3

67.3

236.6

Norfloxacin

--

--

--

6.4

29.6

22.8

Levofloxacin

--

--

--

5.0

6.8

8.8

  1. -- = Below Detection Limit
  2. Site 1 = Incoming safe water (received in hospital only once a day)
  3. Site 2 = At the point of exit of inpatient wards of the hospital
  4. Site 3 = 100 metres from the hospital in subsequent drains