Department of Bacteriology, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jul;76(14):4772-9. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02898-09. Epub 2010 Jun 4.
We describe a modification of the most probable number (MPN) method for rapid enumeration of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli bacteria in aqueous environmental samples. E. coli (total and antimicrobial-resistant) bacteria were enumerated in effluent samples from a hospital (n = 17) and municipal sewers upstream (n = 5) and downstream (n = 5) from the hospital, effluent samples from throughout the treatment process (n = 4), and treated effluent samples (n = 13). Effluent downstream from the hospital contained a higher proportion of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli than that upstream from the hospital. Wastewater treatment reduced the numbers of E. coli bacteria (total and antimicrobial resistant); however, antimicrobial-resistant E. coli was not eliminated, and E. coli resistant to cefotaxime (including extended-spectrum beta-lactamase [ESBL] producers), ciprofloxacin, and cefoxitin was present in treated effluent samples.
我们描述了一种改良的最可能数(MPN)方法,用于快速检测水环境样品中的抗菌耐药大肠杆菌。在医院废水(n = 17)和城市下水道上游(n = 5)和下游(n = 5)、整个处理过程的废水样品(n = 4)和处理后的废水样品(n = 13)中对大肠杆菌(总大肠杆菌和抗菌耐药大肠杆菌)进行了计数。医院下游的废水中含有更高比例的抗菌耐药大肠杆菌。废水处理减少了大肠杆菌的数量(总大肠杆菌和抗菌耐药大肠杆菌);然而,抗菌耐药大肠杆菌并未被消除,并且在处理后的废水样品中存在对头孢噻肟(包括超广谱β-内酰胺酶 [ESBL]产生菌)、环丙沙星和头孢西丁耐药的大肠杆菌。