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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of S. aureus Isolated from Sheep and Goat Carcasses

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dc.contributor.author Tefera, Melaku
dc.contributor.author Aleme, Hailelule
dc.contributor.author Girma, Samson
dc.contributor.author Ali, Abraham
dc.contributor.author Gugsa, Getachew
dc.contributor.author Abera, Firehiwo
dc.contributor.author Muzeyin, Redwan
dc.contributor.author Legesse, Tesfaye
dc.contributor.author Gobena, Waktole
dc.contributor.author Fentaw, Surafel
dc.contributor.author Abubaker, Rajha
dc.contributor.author Tadesse, Alemayehu
dc.contributor.author Gonf, Almaz
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-30T11:58:01Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-30T11:58:01Z
dc.date.issued 2019-01-31
dc.identifier.uri http://ephispace.ephi.gov.et/xmlui/handle/123456789/518
dc.description.abstract Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of food poisoning resulting from the consumption of contaminated food with staphylococcal enterotoxins. Raw meat is a good medium for the survival and spread of drug-resistant S. aureus. Objective: To look for the prevalence of drug-resistant S. aureus in Addis Ababa abattoir enterprise. Material & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2013 to April 2014 in Addis Ababa abattoir enterprise. A total of 185 swab samples were collected from the carcasses of sheep, goat and slaughtering materials such as workers’ clothes, vehicles, knives and hands. Isolation and identification of S. aureus were conducted using the conventional culture methods and signatory tests. Antimicrobial sensitivity was conducted using standard methods. Results: The overall prevalence rate for S. aureus in the present study was 33%. The higher prevalence rates of S. aureus were recorded from sheep carcasses 36%, followed by 30% from the environment and 16% from goat carcasses. The variation in the prevalence of S. aureus between the carcasses and environment was not statically significant (p > 0.05). More than 90% of S. aureus strains were sensitive to vancomycin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin and kanamycin. While 86.9% S. aureus strains were resistant to penicillin G 80.3% resistant to ampicillin, 63.9% resistant to ceftriaxone, 62.3% resistant to oxacilin, and 62.3% resistant to cefoxitin respectively. Conclusion: The present study indicated that the quality of slaughtered sheep carcasses was more contaminated by S. aureus as compared to goat carcasses, during slaughtering, processing, handling and transportation. The presence of MDR strain in the carcasses demonstrates that there is a growing need to control antimicrobial resistance in sheep and goat carcasses en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher CroosMark en_US
dc.subject ABATTOIR en_US
dc.subject ANTIMICROBIAL en_US
dc.subject SENSITIVITY en_US
dc.title Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of S. aureus Isolated from Sheep and Goat Carcasses en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation Mekele University, Veterinary Medicine, Mekele, Ethiopia en_US
ep.identifier.status Open Access en_US
ep.identifier.doi DOI: 10.2174/1874285801913010016, en_US
ep.journal The Open Microbiology Journal en_US
ep.volume 13 en_US


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