Microbial quality of well water from rural and urban households in Karnataka, India: a cross-sectional study.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial quality of the well water used as a drinking source in urban and rural households. METHODS:A total of 80 household well water samples were analyzed by the multiple fermentation tube method to determine the presumptive coliform count/most probable number of coliforms, and the isolates were identified using standard procedures, followed by susceptibility testing. RESULTS:Fecal indicator organisms, including Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. were isolated from 22 (27.5%) samples, and the majority (92.5%) of the water sources were contaminated with coliforms. A total of 170 bacterial isolates were obtained, including coliforms (70%), Enterococcus spp. (1.8%) and saprophytes (28.2%). A significant number of isolates were multi-drug resistant, which is a cause of concern. A comparison of the microbial quality of the water between urban and rural households revealed no significant differences. CONCLUSION:It might be prudent to monitor the bacteriological quality of well water at the source in addition to resistance profiles of the isolates.

journal_name

J Infect Public Health

authors

Mukhopadhyay C,Vishwanath S,Eshwara VK,Shankaranarayana SA,Sagir A

doi

10.1016/j.jiph.2012.03.004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-06-01 00:00:00

pages

257-62

issue

3

eissn

1876-0341

issn

1876-035X

pii

S1876-0341(12)00033-0

journal_volume

5

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