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ArticleBMC research notes2023

Exploring the antibiogram of soil isolates from an indian hospital precinct: link to antibiotic usage.

Shalini Kunhikannan, Colleen J Thomas, M N Sumana, Ashley E Franks, Sumana Kumar, S Nagarathna, Steve Petrovski, Anya E Shindler

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Shalini KunhikannanDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Colleen J ThomasDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
M N SumanaDepartment of Microbiology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
Ashley E FranksDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Sumana KumarDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
S NagarathnaProfessor and Head, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Steve PetrovskiDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
Anya E ShindlerDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia. A.Shindler@latrobe.edu.au.

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Abstract

objectiveHospitals serve as hotspots of antibiotic resistance. Despite several studies exploring antibiotic resistance in hospitals, none have explored the resistance profile of soil bacteria from a hospital precinct. This study examined and compared the antibiogram of the soil isolates from a hospital and its affiliated university precinct, to determine if antibiotic resistant bacteria were present closer to the hospital.

results120 soil samples were collected from JSS Hospital and JSS University in Mysore, India across three consecutive seasons (monsoon, winter and summer). 366 isolates were randomly selected from culture. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed on 128 isolates of Pseudomonas (n = 73), Acinetobacter (n = 30), Klebsiella species (n = 15) and Escherichia coli (n = 10). Pseudomonas species exhibited the highest antibiotic resistance. Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid, an extended-spectrum carboxypenicillin antibiotic used to treat moderate-to-severe infections, ranked highest amongst the antibiotics to whom these isolates were resistant (n = 51 out of 73, 69.9%). Moreover, 56.8% (n = 29) were from the hospital and 43.1% (n = 22) were from the university precinct, indicating antibiotic resistant bacteria were closer to the hospital setting. This study highlights the effect of antibiotic usage in hospitals and the influence of anthropogenic activities in the hospital on the dissemination of antibiotic resistance into hospital precinct soil.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialHospitalsHumansKlebsiellaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic resistanceHospitalsPseudomonasSoilTicarcillin-clavulanic acid

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PMCPMC10428574

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