Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from rose water and herbal distillates in Kashan, 2018

Subject Areas : Food Microbial Contamination

Reza  sharafati chaleshtori ¹ (Kashan University of Medical Sciences)
navid  Mazroii Arani ² (Food and Hygiene Control Laboratory, Deputy of Food and Drug, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.)
Elahe  Alizadeh ³ (Food and Hygiene Control Laboratory, Deputy of Food and Drug, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.)
Alireza  Etemadi ⁴ (Food and Hygiene Control Laboratory, Deputy of Food and Drug, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran)

Received: 2019-07-16 Accepted : 2019-10-17 Published : 2020-06-21

Keywords: Antibiotic resistance, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rose water, herbal distillates,

Abstract :

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is an opportunistic gram-negative and pathogenic bacterium that can be transmitted through food to humans. Antibiotic-resistant infections of this bacterium are a severe public health issue. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antibiotic resistance pattern of P. aeruginosa strains isolated from rose water and herbal distillates in Kashan. In this cross-sectional study, 400 rose water and herbal distillate samples were randomized purchased of local markets in Kashan and evaluated for the occurrence of P. aeruginosa by culturing methods. The obtained isolates were subjected to the disc diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Out of 400 samples, 16 (4 %) samples were contaminated withP. aeruginosa. The 100 % of isolates were resistant to ticarcillin, ceftazidime, colistin, and gentamicin. Also, the 13 (81.25 %) samples were sensitive to imipenem. The results showed a high occurrence of the antibiotic resistance P. aeruginosa strains isolated from rose water and herbal distillates.