DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i03.085

Pages: 1287-1288

In developing country approximately 2 million people die from diarrhoea. Diarrhoeal diseases occurre due to unsafe water and lack of sanitation in poor countries. Diverse etiological agents are responsible for diarrhoea of which bacteriological aetiology predominates. This study was conducted in department of Microbiology to know the etiological agent of diarrhoea in rural population. Stool samples were collected in sterile container and inoculated on media for isolation. The isolated organisms were identified by standard methods and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern was observed by disc diffusion method. Out of 82 stool specimens, 47 samples showed bacterial growth. E.coli 93.61%, Vibrio 4.25 % and Shigella 2.12% were isolated. About 81.81% strains of E.coli were susceptible to Chloramphenicol. All Vibrio isolates were susceptible to Norfloxacine, Cefotaxime, Cotrimoxazole, and Tetracycline. Shigella was sensitive to all drugs tested. All strains of E.coli, Vibrio, Shigella were resistant to Ampicillin.