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Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources
المؤلفون المشاركون
Odonkor, Stephen T.
Addo, Kwesi K.
المصدر
International Journal of Microbiology
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-08-19
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
The control of infectious diseases is badly endangered by the rise in the number of microorganisms that are resistant to antimicrobial agents.
This is because infections caused by resistant microorganisms often fail to respond to conventional treatment, resulting in prolonged illness and greater risk of death.
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are also present in various water sources.
This study therefore sought to document the microbiological quality and antibiograms of bacterial isolates (E.
coli strains) from six different water sources in order to determine their safety for human consumption and to provide updated antibiotic data for pragmatic treatment of patients.
Bacteria isolation and identification was done using API and conventional methods.
Antibiotic susceptibility testing was conducted using the Kirby–Bauer method.
Results obtained indicated that all the water sources tested were of poor quality.
Bacteria isolated included E.
coli, Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Salmonella typhi, Streptococcus spp., Proteus vulgaris, Vibrio cholera, Shigella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterococcus faecalis.
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant E.
coli was 49.48%.
E.
coli isolates showed high resistance patterns to the tested antibiotics.
They were most resistant to penicillin (32.99%), cefuroxime (28.87%), erythromycin (23.71%), and tetracycline (21.45%).
In contrast, they were susceptible to nitrofurantoin (93.8%), cefotaxime and amikacin (91.75%), gentamicin (90.7%), nalidixic acid (89.65%), ciprofloxacin (74.2%), chloramphenicol (69.07%), pipemidic acid (65.97%), and cefuroxime (52.58%).
Sixty-three percent (63%) of the multidrug-resistant E.
coli strains recorded a multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index value >0.2.
The susceptible antibiotics, especially the nitrofurantoin, are hence recommended in the practical treatment of waterborne bacterial diseases.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Odonkor, Stephen T.& Addo, Kwesi K.. 2018. Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173381
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Odonkor, Stephen T.& Addo, Kwesi K.. Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173381
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Odonkor, Stephen T.& Addo, Kwesi K.. Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources. International Journal of Microbiology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173381
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1173381
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