Identification of Enteric Bacterial Pathogens in Beverages Sold By Hawkers around Jatinangor, Bandung

Teow Sheng Hao (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran)
Yanti Mulyana (Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran)
Bachti Alisjahbana (Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital)

Althea Medical Journal
Vol 6, No 1 (2019)

Background: Water is essential for life and is considered as a medium for the propagation and dissemination of bacteria. Water-borne disease is one of the problems in Indonesia, therefore, this study was conducted to explore the presence of enteric bacterial pathogens in the beverages sold by hawkers.Methods: A descriptive laboratory method was conducted in September 2015 Beverages were collected from hawkers that were randomly chosen around Jatinangor using sterile containers, and brought to the laboratory within 1 hour. The beverages were incubated on Mueller Hinton Broth, followed by culturing on MacConkey Agar. The organisms were identified using Gram Staining, Kliger Test, Motility-Indole-Urease test and Citrate test.Results: Out of 30 samples collected, 2 of the samples were tested positive for enteric bacterial pathogen Salmonella paratyphi. Furthermore, Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=12), Enterobacterspp (n=10) Alcaligenes faecalis (n=3) and Pseudomonas spp. (n=3) were detected in the samples.Conclusions: The Salmonella paratyphi as enteric bacterial pathogen found in the beverages sold by hawkers has potential to cause water-borne disease. Education to hawkers need to be enhanced.