Occurrence of Highly Resistant Microorganisms in Ruai Wastewater Treatment Plant and Dandora Dumpsite in Nairobi County, Kenya — Oak Academic Publishing
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Occurrence of Highly Resistant Microorganisms in Ruai Wastewater Treatment Plant and Dandora Dumpsite in Nairobi County, Kenya
Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Nairobi, Kenya
1 Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI), Nairobi, Kenya
2 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
3 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
4 The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Nairobi, Kenya
Wastewater treatment plants and solid dump sites act as potential reservoirs of highly resistant bacterial strains. This study presents information on the patterns of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria in the sewage treatment plants and solid dump site in Nairobi County, Kenya. We employed standard microbiological methods to isolate and identify bacteria from these selected sites. Members of Escherichia , Klebsiella , Serratia , Shigella , Pseudomonas , Citrobacter spp, Enterobacter , Salmonella , Staphylococcus , Bacillus , Yersinia , Vibro cholera , Providencia , Morganella and Proteus spp were isolated. Escherichia and Klebsiella recorded the highest occurrence at 13.9% and 10.3% in wastewater. Shigella , Serratia Citrobacterfreundii , Pseudomonas , Staphylococcus , Escherichia and Klebsiella recorded the highest level of occurrence at 15.1%, 14.1%, 12%, 11%, 10.4%, 10.3%, and 8.3% in dumpsite respectively. Drug sensitivity using the Disc diffusion method showed that Ampicillin, Ceftazidime, Cefotaxime, Amoxicillin, and Cefepime had the highest levels of inactivity at (68.5%, 89.5%), (64.2%, 87%), (54.5%, 80.2%), (52%, 74%) and (49.1%, 72.4%) respectively while Levofloxacin and Gentamicin showed the smallest level of antibiotic resistance at (4.8%, 4.7%) and (4.2%, 2.6%) in both sites. Members of Escherichia , Klebsiella , Proteus vulgaris , Salmonella , Pseudomonas , Shigella and Serratia showed the highest level of ESBLs production at 28.9%, 18.4%, 15.8%, 10.5%, 7.9%, 7.9%, 7.9% and 7.9% in the wastewater whereas Shigella , Escherichia , Serratia , Pseudomonas , Klebsiella , and Proteus vulgaris showed the highest level ESBLs production at 45.5%, 10.9%, 9.1%, 9.1%, 7.3% and 7.3% from the dump site. All the antibiotics tested except for Gentamicin, Chloramphenicol and Ciprofloxacin differed significantly in terms of resistance levels (p < 0.05). The study concluded that, wastewater treatment plant and dump sites bear heavy burdens of potentially virulent resistant bacterial strains which may constitute major public health hazards to scavengers and those living near these sites. There is need therefore to educate people on the use of appropriate protective materials and the settlement patterns of individuals and communities near these sites.
KeywordsAntibioticsResistanceWastewater and Solid Dump Site
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