Identification, Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Waterpipe Device Hoses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Bacterial Isolation
2.2. Biochemical and Physiological Characterization
2.3. Antimicrobial Screening of Selected Antibiotics: Disc Diffusion Assay
2.4. Data Processing and Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
Bacterial Species | Norfloxacin (mg/mL) | Amoxicillin (mg/mL) | Cefixime (mg/mL) | Tetracycline (mg/mL) | Cephalexin (mg/mL) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microccoccus | 0.048 | 0.6 | 2.56 | 0.08 | 6.4 |
Proteus vulgaris | 0.048 | 1.2 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 6.4 |
Serratia fonticola | 0.384 | 0.3 | 0.64 | 0.08 | 6.4 |
Pasedo diphtheriticum | 0.192 | 1.2 | 0.64 | 0.08 | 0.1 |
Bacillus cereus | 0.384 | 3.2 | 1.28 | 0.06 | 3.2 |
Bacillus subtilis | 0.024 | 0.6 | 2.56 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 0.048 | 0.6 | 1.28 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
Listeria monocytogenes | 0.024 | 0.6 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
Antibiotic | Number of Resistant Isolates | Frequency of Resistant Isolates (out of 48) |
---|---|---|
Aztreonam | 38 | 79% |
Azithromycin | 13 | 27% |
Amoxicillin | 23 | 47% |
Cefixime | 38 | 79% |
Imipenem | 10 | 21% |
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 11 | 23% |
Piperacillin/tazobactam | 9 | 19% |
Clarithromycin | 22 | 46% |
Enrofloxacin baytril | 18 | 38% |
Norfloxacin | 6 | 13% |
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Masadeh, M.M.; Hussein, E.I.; Alzoubi, K.H.; Khabour, O.; Shakhatreh, M.A.K.; Gharaibeh, M. Identification, Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Waterpipe Device Hoses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 5108-5115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120505108
Masadeh MM, Hussein EI, Alzoubi KH, Khabour O, Shakhatreh MAK, Gharaibeh M. Identification, Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Waterpipe Device Hoses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(5):5108-5115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120505108
Chicago/Turabian StyleMasadeh, Majed M., Emad I. Hussein, Karem H. Alzoubi, Omar Khabour, Muhamad Ali K. Shakhatreh, and Mahmoud Gharaibeh. 2015. "Identification, Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Waterpipe Device Hoses" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 5: 5108-5115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120505108