Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of E .Coli Isolated from Water and Stool Samples in Mthata Region Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
| Autor: | Obi Cl, Vasaikar Sd, Apalata T, Muringani Bn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
education.field_of_study Fungal protein Imipenem 030106 microbiology Population Biology medicine.disease Meropenem Pharmaceutical microbiology Cholera Microbiology Ciprofloxacin 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology medicine Gentamicin education medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Bacteriology & Mycology: Open Access. 3 |
| ISSN: | 2469-2786 |
| DOI: | 10.15406/jbmoa.2016.03.00067 |
| Popis: | Objective To determine the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of E coli isolated from water and stool samples Materials and Methods A study was undertaken to determine the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of E coli isolated from water and stool samples submitted to Mtahata Government hospital from January 2012 –December 2012 Results A total of 500 water samples and 150 stool samples were screened for E. coli. E. coli was found in 80% of the water samples and 32% of the stool samples .Of the water samples, 40% were of the isolated strains were β-Lactamase positive and 21% from the stool strains respectively. The non β–lactamase producing isolates were susceptible to most of the antibiotics including meropenem, imipenem, ciprofloxacin and gentamicin. The ESBL strains were only susceptible to meropenem, imipenem, ciprofloxacin and gentamicin. Table 1 shows the comparisons of the susceptibility profiles of E. coli from water and stool samples. The results show a similar pattern in susceptibility profile of strains from water and stool samples. Conclusion The results implicate a cross contamination of water sources by fecal material or that the population is drinking contaminated water. This requires further Phylogenetic analysis of the strains. Keywords : DR-Tuberculosis, Infection Prevention and Control, Strengthening laboratory Capacity, Southern Africa. |
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