Antimicrobial Resistance in Local Electrolyte Drinks from Dhaka, Bangladesh

A 2026 study by Sananda Saha evaluated 40 electrolyte drink samples from 9 local brands in Dhaka, Bangladesh for microbiological safety. The dataset includes results from antimicrobial susceptibility tests, hemolysis assays, and serum resistance assays on 110 bacterial isolates. All samples contained bacteria, with many exceeding established safety limits for aerobic plate count and fecal contamination.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in food products based on the described antimicrobial susceptibility profiles.
• Assessing public health risks from non-compliant food items based on the reported exceedance of FDA and FAO safety limits.
• Studying the co-occurrence of virulence factors like hemolysis and serum resistance in foodborne isolates.
• Comparing bacterial contamination profiles across different local brands of electrolyte drinks.

Strengths

• Includes specific quantitative findings, such as 40% of samples exceeding the aerobic plate count limit and 55% testing positive for fecal contamination.
• Reports resistance percentages for specific antibiotic classes (e.g., broad-spectrum beta-lactams) and virulence traits (e.g., 26-30% serum resistance).
• Identifies specific bacterial species, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating a limited scope focused on a specific study.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Sananda Saha

Collection Method

Laboratory analysis of 40 electrolyte drink samples collected from local brands in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 17:32:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dhaka, Bangladesh