Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella and Shigella Species Isolated from Outpatients, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

المؤلفون المشاركون

Lamboro, Tesfahun
Ketema, Tsige
Bacha, Ketema

المصدر

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

العدد

المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2016-08-23

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

8

التخصصات الرئيسية

الأحياء

الملخص EN

This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella among outpatients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.

Cross-sectional study was conducted involving a total of 176 outpatients.

Stool specimens from both adult and pediatric outpatients were collected and analyzed for the presence of presumptive Salmonella and Shigella colonies followed by confirmation by biochemical tests.

Pure cultures of Salmonella and Shigella species were further subjected to test for antibiotic resistance against the commonly used antibiotics.

Furthermore, growth potential of the isolates in selected foods items was assessed following standard procedures.

The result indicated that the prevalence of Salmonella and Shigella among outpatients in the study area was 19 (10.8%) and 2 (1.1%), respectively.

In addition, Salmonella species were resistant to ampicillin (100%) followed by tetracycline (47.4%) and nalidixic acid (26.3%) while Shigella species were highly resistant to ampicillin and tetracycline (100%, each).

Multidrug resistance towards maximum of four drugs was observed in both pathogens.

The pathogens were observed growing to their infective dose within 24 hours.

In conclusion, Salmonella and Shigella are still among microbes of public health importance in the study area.

Thus, this calls for frequent monitory and evaluation of their prevalence and drug resistance patterns besides awareness development on water sanitation and hygienic food handling practices to the public at large.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Lamboro, Tesfahun& Ketema, Tsige& Bacha, Ketema. 2016. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella and Shigella Species Isolated from Outpatients, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099990

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Lamboro, Tesfahun…[et al.]. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella and Shigella Species Isolated from Outpatients, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099990

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Lamboro, Tesfahun& Ketema, Tsige& Bacha, Ketema. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella and Shigella Species Isolated from Outpatients, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099990

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-1099990