title: Cockroaches as a Source of High Bacterial Pathogens with Multidrug Resistant Strains in Gondar Town, Ethiopia.
abstract: Background. Cockroaches are source of bacterial infections and this study was aimed to assess bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial profiles from cockroaches in Gondar town, Ethiopia. Methods. A total of 60 cockroaches were collected from March 1 to May 30, 2014, in Gondar town. Bacterial species were isolated from external and internal parts of cockroaches. Disk diffusion method was used to determine antibiotic susceptibility patterns. Data were entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 20; P values <0.005 were considered as statistically significant. Results. Of 181 identified bacteria species, 110 (60.8%) and 71 (39.2%) were identified from external and internal parts of cockroaches, respectively. Klebsiella pneumoniae 32 (17.7%), Escherichia coli 29 (16%), and Citrobacter spp. 27 (15%) were the predominant isolates. High resistance rate was observed to cotrimoxazole, 60 (33.1%), and least resistance rate was noted to ciprofloxacin, 2 (1.1%). Additionally, 116 (64.1%) of the isolates were MDR strains; Salmonella spp. were the leading MDR isolates (100%) followed by Enterobacter (90.5%) and Shigella spp. (76.9%). Conclusion. Cockroaches are the potential source of bacteria pathogens with multidrug resistant strains and hence effective preventive and control measures are required to minimize cockroach related infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Feleke
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0084-3599
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moges
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Setegn
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9130-0882
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eshetie
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Mengistu
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4417-2085
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endris
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Kahsay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huruy
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Dagnachew
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muluye
authors.affiliation: University of Gondar Hospital Laboratory, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Tigist
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Feleke
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Fisha
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: G/Silassie
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Getenet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ayalew
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagappan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000382:microbiology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects*; D005002:Ethiopia; D006761:Hospitals; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents