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High prevalence of vancomycin non-susceptible and multi-drug resistant enterococci in farmed animals and fresh retail meats in Bangladesh

  • Mohammed A. Samad
  • , Md Shahjalal Sagor
  • , Muhammad Sazzad Hossain
  • , Md Rezaul Karim
  • , Mohammad Asheak Mahmud
  • , Md Samun Sarker
  • , Fahria A. Shownaw
  • , Zakaria Mia
  • , Roderick M. Card
  • , Agnes Agunos
  • , Lindahl Johanna
  • , et al.

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    The emergence of antimicrobial resistant Enterococcus spp., a main cause of untreatable nosocomial infection, in food animals and dissemination to humans is a public health risk. The study was performed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance, and virulence characteristics of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in food animals and meats in Bangladesh. Enterococcus spp., were confirmed using sodA gene specific PCR, and antimicrobial resistance and virulence properties were characterized by PCR. Enterococcus spp. were recovered from 57% of the collected samples (n = 201/352). Farm samples yielded significantly higher (p
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)811-822
    Number of pages12
    JournalVeterinary Research Communications
    Volume46
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022

    Keywords

    • Enterococcus spp
    • Food safety
    • Livestock
    • Multi-drug resistance
    • Virulence
    • Antimicrobial resistance

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