17- PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY OF Escherichia coli AND Klebsiella pneumoniae FROM PATIENTS AND ANIMALS IN BASRAH PROVINCE
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 w...
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| Language: | English |
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College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Iraq
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://bjvr.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_144951_495081787360ca9b0da45a2ef6d38d8f.pdf |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| ISSN: | 1813-8497 2410-8456 |