Archives of Epidemiology & Public Health Research(AEPHR)
ISSN: 2833-4353 | DOI: 10.33140/AEPHR
Impact Factor: 1.98
Evans Mulenga
University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, Biomedical Department, Lusaka, Zambia
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Research Article
A Cross-Sectional Study on the Detection of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) E. coli Producers in Groundwater in Lusaka District
Author(s): Kennedy Chishimba*, Liyali Libonda, Flavien Nsoni Bumbangi, Mubanga Maron, Evans Mulenga, Bernard Hang ombe, Nicholas Mutoya and Kampwe Muzandu
Background: Most of the peri-urban communities in the Lusaka district have a significant number of shallow well water points which part of the local community access drinking water from. The objectives of the research were to detect the presence of ex- tended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in shallow well water in the Lusaka district. A total of 145 shallow well water samples from the community were collected between September 2014 and March 2015 and later submitted for labo- ratory analysis to the University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, Paraclinical Department Microbiology Laboratory. Results: Overall 9/77 (11.6%, 95% CI; 6.8 – 34.5%) of the total samples analyzed indicated that extended-spectrum beta-lac- tamase producers were present in water samples. 13.6% (95% CI; 8 – 24.3%) of the total samp.. Read More»