Abstract:
Continuous rise in the number of outbreaks of food borne multi drug resistant (MDR) typhoid in India is an escalating problem and is linked to fresh fruit juices. MDR isolates of
Salmonella typhi are on rise and are becoming a challenge for timely and appropriate treatment. In present work eighty fruit juice samples (40 each of pomegranate and orange) were collected from different locations of Allahabad City. The samples were analyzed for the presence of
Salmonella typhi. The isolated
Salmonella typhi were subjected to ten commercial antibiotic employing disc diffusion assay. Total 22 isolates of
Salmonella typhi were collected from juice samples and incidence of
Salmonella typhi from these samples was found to be 25% (16.9x10
4cfu/ml) in case of orange and 30% (6.08x10
4cfu/ml) in pomegranate juice. Among the ten commercial antibiotics tested, ofloxacin and chloramphenicol showed 100% sensitivity against
Salmonella typhi isolates followed by co-trimoxazole, gatifloxacin and ciprofloxacin with a sensitivity of 95.45%. The least sensitivity (18.18%) shown by ampicillin and intermediate sensitivity was observed in cefixime (36.36%), nalidixic acid (68.18%), ceftriaxone (72.73%) and norfloxacin (90.91%). It was observed that out of total 22 isolates only one was found to be multi drug resistant. Appropriate administration of hygienic measures such as checking the quality of water used for the dilution as well as prevailing unhygienic condition related to washing of utensils and maintenance of the premises may reduce risk.
AS Moses, ADM David, Saurabh N Singh and J Masih. Incidence of Salmonella typhi in fruit juices sold in Allahabad city and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(1):659-663.