Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology

Tsehaynesh Lema

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Salmonella serovars and Shigella species
  Author(s): Getachew Mengistu, Gebru Mulugeta, Tsehaynesh Lema and Abraham AseffaGetachew Mengistu, Gebru Mulugeta, Tsehaynesh Lema and Abraham Aseffa
  
  Background: Salmonellosis and shigellosis are global human health problems, especially in developing countries such as Ethiopia, where substandard hygiene and unsafe water supplies prevail which is aggravated by multidrug resistance. We determined the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella and Shigella isolates among diarrheic patients. Which helps in disease management by showing the disease burden and allowing for selection of appropriate antibiotics for empiric treatment in rural communities of resource limited countries such as Ethiopia. Result: Forty (10.5%) Salmonella and 17 (4.5%) Shigella strains were isolated from 382 patients. The Salmonella strains isolated were 6 (15%) group A (Somatic antigen O, O:2), 5 (12.5%) each of group B (O:4), D1 (O:9) and D2 (O:9,46) and 3 (7.5%) group C (O:7/O8) isolates while 16 (40%) could not be typed with the avail.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-5948.S2-006

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