Can Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Occur In Automated Teller Machines In Ilorin Metropolis?
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2017
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The rise of multiple resistance bacteria among the pathogenic bacterial community is becoming a serious
threat to public health most especially those contaminating environmental surfaces like the surface of
Automated Teller Machine (ATM). This study was carried out in other to evaluate the prevalence of
microbial contamination with its antibiotic resistance on automated teller machine and to elucidate its
implications on the users of ATM. Twelve samples were collected from different ATM centers including
the ATM at Kwara State General Hospital, Al-Hiqma University and the only ATM located around the
busy part of Garin Alimi along Asa dam, Ilorin. Based on standard microbiological methods, the
distribution of these organisms shows that 28.6% of the isolated organisms were Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, 11.9% were Proteus vulgaris, 38.1% were Morganella morgani, 19.0% were Klebsiella
edwardsii, and 2.4% were Proteus mirabilis. Antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that all the isolated
organisms (100%) were resistance to septrin and 80% of all the organisms were resistance to
chloramphenicol, amoxacillin, augmentin and Pefloxacin. From this study, it can be concluded that there
is heavy bacterial contamination of ATM surfaces with bacteria that are resistant to commonly used
antibiotics in human medicine, therefore, there is urgent need for frequent disinfection of ATM machines
and its accessories along with periodical microbiological surveillance.