Antibiotic susceptibility comparison of environmental and clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli isolates

• Main Authors: Alhadrawi, Ameer Abdulaaly, Alhadrawi, Hazim A. Naji
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antiinfectives and antibacterials; E coli; Soil water
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0136120

Objectives: Current study aimed to investigate how Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli isolates from clinical and environmental sources respond to antimicrobial agents.Methods: 40 samples were studied: (a) one Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli clinical isolates from burn sources (n=20), and (b) one Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli environmental isolates from different water and soil sources (n=20). Identification of isolates was done by analyzing colony morphology, microscopic examination, and confirmed using the VITEK®2 Compact. All isolates were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing used the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method.Results: Current results showed that the most of the clinical and environmental isolates were sensitive to almost all of the antimicrobial agents, except the Escherichia coli from clinical isolates. High resistant was seen in Escherichia coli clinical isolates compared to that of the environmental isolate. Conclusion: The occurrence of resistant clinical isolates is relevant and gives rise to collective anxiety.