Mardiana Lelitawati, Nura'aini Kartikasari, Yordant Ada'ha Alhakim, Muhammad Maulidi Zulkifli, Michael Fernando, Muhammad Andry Prio Utomo, Agung Witjoro
The focus on the environment as one of the dimensions of the transmission and acquisition of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria has been increasing since the campaign to combat resistance adopted the One Health framework (human-animal-environment). Hospitals, as the highest users of antibiotics, often dispose of their waste into rivers, which has the potential to spread antibiotic resistance to the environment. This study examines the susceptibility profile of 18 bacteria isolated from river water near a hospital against 6 types of antibiotics. Based on the resistance patterns, two unique patterns of MARPs (Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Profiles) to antibiotics were observed: one isolate showed resistance to 4 antibiotics with a MARI (Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Index) value of 0.6, and another showed resistance to 3 antibiotics with a MARI value of 0.5. © 2024 The Authors.
Departemen of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia