17- PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY OF Escherichia coli AND Klebsiella pneumoniae FROM PATIENTS AND ANIMALS IN BASRAH PROVINCE | ||
| Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research | ||
| Article 17, Volume 17, Issue 1, June 2018, Pages 192-208 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bvetr.2018.144951 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Bassam Y. Khudaier; Roaa A. Sabeeh; Mazin N. Mousa | ||
| Abstract | ||
| During the period of seven months from October 2016 to May 2017, 299 samples were collected, 152(51%) human samples, of which 69 (45.4%) were from urine and 83 (54.6%) were from children suffering from diarrhea in hospitals in AlBasra governorate. 147 (49.2%) samples were from fecal of animals, of which 82 (55.8% ) samples were from buffalo and 65(44.2%) were from cow .A total of 101 E. coli serotype O157: isolates out of 299 were suspected E. coli analyzed 52/101 (34.2%%) were from human 16 (10.5%) samples were from urine and 36 (23.7%) samples were from stool . and 49/101(33.3%) were from animal 33(22.4%) samples were from buffalo and 16 (10.9%) samples were from cow . On the other hand 68(22.7%) isolates out of 299 were suspected K. pneumoniae analyzed 41/68 (27%)were from human 28/41( 18.4%) isolates were from urine samples and 13/41 (8.6%) isolates were from stool samples and 27/68 (18.4%) were from animal 16 (10.9%) samples were from buffalo and 11(7.5%) samples were from cow).All suspected isolates were subjected to testing biochemical. It was found that 10 out of 101 were 4 isolates of animal faeces (2 buffalo and 2 cows).six isolates of 52 isolates (4 of the children's stool samples and 2 of the urine samples) 19.5% nonfermented sorbitol (NSFEC).The isolates were tested against 14 different antibiotics | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Escherichia coli; patients; Basrah | ||
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