ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2022
Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Enterobacteriaceae and Drinking Water Quality Among Households in Bule Hora Town, South Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence and multidrug resistance patterns of bacterial pathogens in wastewater and drinking water systems from hospital and non-hospital environments in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and epidemiological distribution of indicators of pathogenic bacteria in households drinking water in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Antimicrobial resistance profile ofFrontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Molecular detection of extended-spectrum β-Lactamase genes in multi-drug-resistant bacteria isolated from drinking water supply and surface water systems in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacteriaceae across the human-animal-environment interface at the lower catchment area of Akaki River, Ethiopia.One health outlook · 2026Article
- Microbiological quality of water samples obtained from water sources in Ishaka, Uganda.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Bacterial Contamination and Antimicrobial Resistance in Drinking Water From Food and Drinking Establishments in Shashemane Town, Ethiopia.Environmental health insights · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Antimicrobial resistance bacteria and unsafe water are contributing to the growing burden of diseases. Hence, isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility tests for drinking water samples are currently becoming vital to address the human health risks from drinking unsafe water. Objective: This study aimed to assess the antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterobacteriaceae and quality of drinking water among households in Bule Hora Town, South Ethiopia. Methods and Materials: A community-based cross-sectional study was used from June to August 2021. A total of 75 water samples were collected and analyzed at the Microbiological Laboratory of Bule Hora University within 6 hours. A membrane filtration method and biochemical tests were used for the isolation and identification of bacteria. An antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed using Kirby-Bauer disc-diffusion method on Mueller-Hinton Agar. Systematic and simple random probability sampling techniques were used to draw representative samples. The data were entered into Epi Data 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 25 where univariate and bivariate analyses of the data were conducted. Results: This study indicated that 59 (78.6%), 30 (40%), and 20 (26.6%) of water samples from the storage of households were contaminated with total coliforms, thermo-tolerant coliforms, and Conclusion: There was contamination of drinking water with coliform and antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in most surveyed households.
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