Commonly Consumed Vegetables as a Potential Source of Multidrug-Resistant and β-Lactamase-Producing Bacteria in Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia.
Tsegahun Asfaw AbebeDeribew GenetuDemissew Shenkute GebreyesTassew Tefera ShenkutieBerhanu YitayewPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2023)
This study found that commonly consumed vegetables are contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Vegetables were also notable for the incidence of multidrug-resistant, extended β-lactamase-resistant, and methicillin-resistant bacterial isolates. Therefore, we urge local health authorities to develop and implement effective control strategies to reduce vegetable contamination.
Keyphrases
- multidrug resistant
- human health
- health risk
- gram negative
- drug resistant
- acinetobacter baumannii
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- risk assessment
- drinking water
- health risk assessment
- heavy metals
- staphylococcus aureus
- south africa
- public health
- escherichia coli
- health information
- cystic fibrosis
- social media
- pseudomonas aeruginosa