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Isolation of MRSA from Drinking water Supplies in Al-Anbar Province, Iraq


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1 Ministry of Education, Alanbar Education Directorate, Iraq
2 College of Vet. Med., University of Fallujah, Iraq
     

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This study was aimed to isolate MRSA from water supplies from different places in alanbar province, fifty water samples were cultured on nutrient, macConkey and blood agars then subcultured on MSA and Staph 110, then gram stain and biochemical test done to confirm this bacteria. Then antibiotic susceptibility test were done on S. aureus by using different antibiotics including Methicillin, erythromycin, Doxycycline, Sulfa-trimethoprim, penicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin. The results showed that 12 (24%) samples were diagnose as S. aureus, these were showed complete resistance to methicillin, erythromycin, Doxycycline and showed different percent for resistance to other antimicrobials that used. In conclusion, the MRSA were isolated from drinking water in significant percentage and this strain of bacteria were showed higher resistance to antibiotics.

Keywords

MRSA, drinking water, Antibiotic
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Authors

Shirin Yasin Bdewi
Ministry of Education, Alanbar Education Directorate, Iraq
Mohammad Hamid Kareem
College of Vet. Med., University of Fallujah, Iraq
Mohammed Mosleh Shwaish
College of Vet. Med., University of Fallujah, Iraq
Mustafa Salah Hasan
College of Vet. Med., University of Fallujah, Iraq

Abstract


This study was aimed to isolate MRSA from water supplies from different places in alanbar province, fifty water samples were cultured on nutrient, macConkey and blood agars then subcultured on MSA and Staph 110, then gram stain and biochemical test done to confirm this bacteria. Then antibiotic susceptibility test were done on S. aureus by using different antibiotics including Methicillin, erythromycin, Doxycycline, Sulfa-trimethoprim, penicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin. The results showed that 12 (24%) samples were diagnose as S. aureus, these were showed complete resistance to methicillin, erythromycin, Doxycycline and showed different percent for resistance to other antimicrobials that used. In conclusion, the MRSA were isolated from drinking water in significant percentage and this strain of bacteria were showed higher resistance to antibiotics.

Keywords


MRSA, drinking water, Antibiotic



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v20%2Fi1%2F2020%2Fmlu%2F194408