Microbial Content of “Bowl Water” Used for Communal Handwashing in Preschools within Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Figure 2

Percentage resistance of antibiotics tested. Six out of the eight isolates tested, namely, Salmonella species, Citrobacter species, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae,and Klebsiella oxytoca. The values of diameter (mm) measurement that were considered sensitive are as follows: tetracycline ≥ 26, cefotaxime ≥ 26, cotrimoxazole ≥ 24, ampicillin ≥ 17, gentamicin ≥ 20, ciprofloxacin ≥ 21, cefuroxime ≥ 18, meropenem ≥ 16, amikacin ≥ 20, chloramphenicol ≥ 30, ceftriaxone ≥ 21, and levofloxacin ≥ 17.