Journal of Tropical Medicine

Research Article

Qualitative and Quantitative Microbiological Studies of Paediatric Artemether-Lumefantrine Dry Powders and Paracetamol Syrups Obtained from Selected Drug Stores in Accra, Ghana

Table 2

Results of the microbiological analyses of artemether-lumefantrine dry powder and paracetamol syrup.

Brand

Sample No.

Artemether-lumefantrine Dry Powder

Paracetamol Syrup

Microbial Count

Pathogens

Microbial Count

Pathogens

TAMC

TYMC

E. coli

Salmonella spp.

P. aeruginosa

S. aureus

TAMC

TYMC

E. coli

Salmonella spp.

P. aeruginosa

S. aureus

(cfu/g)

(cfu/mL)

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

7.5 x 10¹

< 10

4.3 x 10²

1.25 x 10²

3.0 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

4.15 x 10²

9.5 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.7 x 10²

1.15 x 10²

4.0 x 10¹

5.5 x 10¹

Present

2.85 x 10²

8.5 x 10¹

Present

6.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

5.05 x 10²

8.5 x 10¹

8.0 x 10¹

< 10

Present

4.36 x 10²

8.85 x 10²

2.0 x 10¹

6.5 x 10¹

Present

3.85 x 10²

7.5 x 10¹

3.0 x 10¹

5.5 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

7.5 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.5 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

Present

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.9 x 10²

1.1 x 10²

< 10

2.5 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.4 x 10²

1.25 x 10²

1.5 x 10¹

3.5 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

3.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

< 10

4.0 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.7 x 10²

3.0 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

5.5 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

9.5 x 10¹

3.0 x 10¹

4.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.5 x 10²

4.0 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

9.5 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

5.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.5 x 10¹

9.5 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

3.5 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.65 x 10²

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

3.0 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

9.5 x 10¹

< 10

Present

< 10

Present

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

3.5 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

3.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

5.15 x 10²

1.85 x 10²

Present

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.75 x 10²

1.10 x 10²

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.65 x 10²

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

4.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

3.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.5 x 10¹

4.0 x 10¹

< 10

Present

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

Present

3.0 x 10¹

2.5 x 10¹

9.5 x 10¹

3.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.60 x 10²

1.05 x 10²

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

Present

1.0 x 10¹

3.0 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

2.0 x 10¹

< 10

2.5 x 10¹

2.0 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.5 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

3.5 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

3.0 x 10¹

1.5 x 10¹

< 10

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

3.5 x 10¹

< 10

5.0 x 10¹

< 10

Present

1.5 x 10¹

1.0 x 10¹

< 10

TAMC: Total Aerobic Microbial Count, TYMC: Total Yeasts and Moulds Count, cfu: colony-forming units, ND: not detected.