dc.contributor.author | Jackson HO Onyuka, Rose Kakai, David M Onyango, Peter F Arama, John Gichuki | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-27T12:12:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-27T12:12:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-03-22 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 25 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2465 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract—A cross sectional study design and standard microbiological procedures were used to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium and Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from water and two fish species Rastrineobola argentea and Oreochromis niloticus collected from fish landing beaches and markets in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya. Out of 162 samples analyzed, 133 (82.1%) were contaminated, with S. typhimurium as the most prevalent (49.6%), followed by E. coli (46.6%), and lastly V. cholerae (2.8%). All the bacteria isolates were sensitive to ciprofloxacin. E. coli isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline, cotrimoxazole, chloramphenical and gentamicin while S. typhimurium isolates exhibited resistance to ampicillin, tetracycline, and cotrimoxazole. The V. cholerae O1 isolates were resistant to tetracycline and ampicillin. The high prevalence of drug resistant enteric bacteria in water and fish from the study region needs public health intervention from the local government. Keywords—Aquatic environments, Antimicrobial resistance, | en_US |
dc.publisher | citeseerx | en_US |
dc.subject | antimicrobial susceptibility pattern; lake victoria basin; enteric bacteria isolated; western kenya high prevalence cholerae o1 isolates study region serovar typhimurium antimicrobial resistance fish landing beach keywords aquatic environment standard microbiological procedure drug resistant enteric bacteria coli isolates fish specie rastrineobola argentea cross sectional study design bacteria isolates public health intervention escherichia coli local government | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Enteric Bacteria Isolated from Water and Fish in Lake Victoria Basin of Western | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |