The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in food-borne bacteria

Threlfall, E. J.; Ward, L. R.; Frost, J. A.; Willshaw, G. A.

doi:10.1016/s0168-1605(00)00351-2

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“…This finding partially reflects the capacity of S. Enteritidis to contaminate eggs in low numbers and the difficulty of isolating it from food or the environment; in our study, few samples from eggs were submitted for routine testing. Since drug resistance in zoonotic microbes has prompted therapeutic intervention in humans, antimicrobial resistance in food-borne pathogens has become a public health issue [21,22].…”

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Prevalence and antibiotic-resistance of Salmonella isolated from food in Morocco

Bouchrif

Paglietti

Murgia

et al. 2009

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Background: Salmonellosis remains one of the most frequent food-borne diseases worldwide, especially in developing countries. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolates from food can potentially compromise the treatment of these infections. This investigation was conducted for the first time in Morocco both to detect the occurrence of Salmonella in foods as well as to determine the antibiotic resistance profile of the Salmonella isolates. Methodology: In total, 11,516 food samples collected from 2002 to 2005 were investigated. Isolated Salmonella were characterized by serotyping and susceptibilities were determined for 15 antimicrobial drugs using the disc diffusion assay. Results: The overall percentage of Salmonella prevalence (n=105) was 0.91% with rates of 71% for slaughterhouses and 9% for seafood. Sixteen different serotypes were identified among 104 Salmonella enterica isolates including serotypes Infantis (n=25), Bredeney (n=13), Blokley (n=11), Typhimurium (n=9), Mbandaka (n=8), Branderup II (n=7), and Kiambu (n=6); 1 isolate of Salmonella enterica belonged to subspecies II salamae. Twenty-nine percent of isolates (n=30/105) were resistant to at least one antimicrobial. Resistance to tetracycline was the most common finding (21%), followed by resistance to ampicillin (13%), amoxicillin+clavulanic acid (9%), streptomycin (7%), chloramphenicol (4%) and nalidixic acid (3,8%). None of the isolates was resistant to 3rd-cephalosporin and fluoroquinolones (i.e. ciprofloxacin). Multidrug resistance (MDR) was seen in 9.5% of the isolates, mainly in S. Typhimurium DT104 with R-type ACSSuT and S. Hadar. Conclusions: Despite a low frequency of Salmonella isolation, S. Typhimurium DT104 was identified in the first step of the food chain. The study points out the need control antibiotic resistance in Salmonella isolated from food in Morocco to avoid the spread of MDR.

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Prevalence and antibiotic-resistance of Salmonella isolated from food in Morocco

Bouchrif

Paglietti

Murgia

et al. 2009

J Infect Dev Ctries

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“…Regarding antimicrobials resistance of enteric pathogens, the most worrying factor has been the increase of multiresistance dissemination of S. typhimurium and also, on a smaller scale, by other serotypes due to the use of these antimicrobials in animal feeding for prophylaxis and growth promotion. Therefore, it is expected that prophylactic measures will soon be introduced to decrease the use of antimicrobials in products of animal origin, which certainly will result in a decline in strains resistance to antimicrobials in the food chain (Threlfall et al, 2000).…”

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Resistance profile to antimicrobials of Salmonella spp. isolated from human infections

Delicato

Mikcha

Fernandes

et al. 2004

Braz. arch. biol. technol.

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“…Antibiotic resistance is increasing concern due to excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture, animal production and transfer of resistant microorganisms in food chain. Studies have shown that antibiotic resistance in VTEC has increased lately (Threlfall et al 2000). The lack of new antibiotics against gram-negative bacteria, has resulted in revival of using polymyxins.…”

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Abstracts of the 75th Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia

2017

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The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in food-borne bacteria

Cited by 247 publications

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Prevalence and antibiotic-resistance of Salmonella isolated from food in Morocco

Prevalence and antibiotic-resistance of Salmonella isolated from food in Morocco

Resistance profile to antimicrobials of Salmonella spp. isolated from human infections

Abstracts of the 75th Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia

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