High isolation rates of multidrug-resistant bacteria from water and carpets of mosques

Libyan journal of medicine

Mostafa Mohamed Mohamed Ali¹ 

关键词: water;    carpets;    mosques;    potentially pathogenic bacteria;    multidrug resistance;    Libya;   

DOI  :  10.3402/ljm.v9.25415

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThere is little information regarding the isolation of antimicrobial-resistant potentially pathogenic bacteria from water and carpets of mosques worldwide. The objective of the present investigation is to determine the bacteriological quality of water and carpets of mosques in Elkhomes city in Libya.MethodsPotentially pathogenic bacteria were isolated from water samples (n=44) and dust samples from carpets (n=50) of 50 mosques in Elkhomes city, Libya, using standard bacteriological procedures. Susceptibility of isolated bacteria to antimicrobial agents was determined by the disc-diffusion method.ResultsOf the water samples examined, 12 (27.3%) were positive for Escherichia coli, 10 (22.7%) for Klebsiella spp., and 15 (34.1%) for other enteric bacteria. Of the dust samples of carpets examined, 6 (12%) were positive for E. coli, 33 (66%) for Klebsiella spp., and 30 (60%) for Staphylococcus spp. Multidrug resistance (MDR, resistance to three or more antimicrobial groups) was found among 48.7% (19/37...

【 授权许可】

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