A study of prevalence of pathogenic bacteria, particularly, fecal coliforms and their antibiotic resistance pattern in environmental water samples of a tertiary-care hospital, Ahmedabad

Sood, Nidhi K; Patel, Parul C; Patel, Sachin M.; Mandalia, Asha

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2015.10042015359

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“…Nidhi K studied the Prevalence of pathogenic bacteria on fecal coliforms. 50 water samples were taken, E.coli isolated from theses samples were 12 (Sood et al, 2015). This result in the study revealed that water is heavily contaminated with faecal matter and E.coli is a member of faecal coliform and contaminates the drinking water from animal faecal wastes.…”

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Isolation of Multi Drug Resistant Escherichia coli from drinking water of Lahore City, Pakistan

Mir¹,

Saleem²,

Imran³

et al. 2021

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Background: The major faecal coliform is Escherichia coli which contaminates the drinking water from human and animal faecal waste. In developing regions drinking water is a vital source of microbiological pathogens. Multi-drug resistant (MDR) is defined as resistance to one or more antibiotic groups. An E. coli count greater than 4/dl in municipal drinking water is indicative of unacceptable fecal contamination. Aim: To find out the frequency of MDR E. coli in water system of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: Drinking water was collected from different towns of Lahore. The samples were processed using Membrane Filtration Technique. In the present study, Multidrug Resistant E.coli was isolated and antibiotic resistant pattern was seen against 16 most commonly antimicrobials, using Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: Total 100 water samples were collected, frequency of Escherichia coliisolated was 27% and frequency of MDR E.coli was 19%. The highest resistance showed by the organism towards Ampicillin (AMP) 21(81.48%), Augmentin (AMC), and Ceftazidime (CAZ) 14(51.85%) respectively. In this study also frequency of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases were seen. Most common organisms isolated were E. coli 7% and Klebsiella 5%. Frequency of other coliforms isolated from drinking water other than E. coli was Klebsiella species 26%, Pseudomonas species 27%, Enterobacter 7%, Citrobacter species 8% and Acinetobacter species 5%. Conclusion: This study revealed that drinking water of Lahore city is heavilycontaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. A high proportion of antibiotic resistant is due to overuse of antibiotics, in patients with mild infections and secretion of these resistant bacteria from patients to environment. One of the reasons could be the mixing of sewage lines with drinking water supply. So, there is solely requirement for further studies for the identification of the sources for these contaminants. Keywords: Isolates, E. coli, Klebsiella, Multi-drug resistant (MDR)

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Isolation of Multi Drug Resistant Escherichia coli from drinking water of Lahore City, Pakistan

Mir¹,

Saleem²,

Imran³

et al. 2021

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“…Fecal coliforms are a group of bacteria from the normal flora of human and animal feces that can contaminate soil and water. E. coli in water sources is responsible for disease outbreaks (10). According to a World Health Organization report (WHO), an estimated 1.8 billion people rely on water contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) (8).…”

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Drinking water contamination potential and associated factors among households with under-five children in rural areas of Dessie Zuria District, Northeast Ethiopia

Berihun¹,

Abebe²,

Hassen³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveMore than half of the 700 million people worldwide who lack access to a safe water supply live in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. Globally, approximately 2 billion people use drinking water sources that are contaminated with fecal matter. However, little is known about the relationship between fecal coliforms and determinants in drinking water. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the potential for contamination of drinking water and its associated factors in households with children under 5 years of age in Dessie Zuria district in northeastern Ethiopia.MethodsThe water laboratory was conducted based on the American Public Health Association guidelines for water and wastewater assessment using a membrane filtration technique. A structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used to identify factors associated with the potential for contamination of drinking water in 412 selected households. A binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors associated with the presence or absence of fecal coliforms in drinking water, with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and a value of p ≤ 0.05. The overall goodness of the model was tested using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, and the model was fit.ResultsA total of 241 (58.5%) households relied on unimproved water supply sources. In addition, approximately two-thirds 272 (66.0%) of the household water samples were positive for fecal coliform bacteria. Water storage duration ≥3 days (AOR = 4.632; 95% CI: 1.529–14.034), dipping method of water withdrawal from a water storage tank (AOR = 4.377; 95% CI: 1.382–7.171), uncovered water storage tank at control (AOR = 5.700; 95% CI: 2.017–31.189), lack of home-based water treatment (AOR = 4.822; 95% CI: 1.730–13.442), and unsafe household liquid waste disposal methods (AOR = 3.066; 95% CI: 1.706–8.735) were factors significantly associated with the presence of fecal contamination in drinking water.ConclusionFecal contamination of water was high. The duration of water storage, the method of water withdrawal from the storage container, covering of the water storage container, the presence of home-based water treatment, and the method of liquid waste disposal were factors for fecal contamination in drinking water. Therefore, health professionals should continuously educate the public on proper water use and water quality assessment.

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Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolated from dairy farm milk, farm slurry and water in Punjab, India

Jindal

Bedi

Singh

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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A study of prevalence of pathogenic bacteria, particularly, fecal coliforms and their antibiotic resistance pattern in environmental water samples of a tertiary-care hospital, Ahmedabad

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Isolation of Multi Drug Resistant Escherichia coli from drinking water of Lahore City, Pakistan

Isolation of Multi Drug Resistant Escherichia coli from drinking water of Lahore City, Pakistan

Drinking water contamination potential and associated factors among households with under-five children in rural areas of Dessie Zuria District, Northeast Ethiopia

Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolated from dairy farm milk, farm slurry and water in Punjab, India

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