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Prevalence and Antibiogram Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus in Beef at Municipal Abattoir and Butcher Shops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Adugna, Feben
Pal, Mahendra
Girmay, Gebrerufael
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2013 to April 2014 to determine the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus from beef of Addis Ababa Abattoir and butcher shops in Addis Ababa.
Seven hundred sixty-eight swab samples were taken from the abattoir and butcher carcasses using a systematic random sampling.
One hundred twenty swab samples were also taken from hooks, cutting tables, and knives from the abattoir.
Staphylococcus aureus positive isolates were taken for antibiotic susceptibility test.
A questionnaire survey was conducted in the abattoir and butcher workers to assess the hygienic practice and possible risk factors regarding the contamination of meat.
Results.
The prevalence of S.
aureus in the abattoir, butcher, cutting table, hook, and knife was 9.4%, 19.8%, 15%, 15%, and 22.5%, respectively.
The prevalence of S.
aureus in the knife and butcher was found to be 2.8 (OR = 2.8, CI = 1.2–6.4) and 2.4 (OR = 2.4, CI = 1.6–3.6) times that of the abattoir results (p<0.01).
The antimicrobial susceptibility testing was also conducted on 133 isolates of S.
aureus using the disc diffusion susceptibility method.
Bacitracin, neomycin, and methicillin were found to be 100% resistant to S.
aureus.
To avoid the presence of pathogenic Staphylococcus isolates, preventive measures using good hygienic practices during slaughtering and handling of the beef carcasses are recommended.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adugna, Feben& Pal, Mahendra& Girmay, Gebrerufael. 2018. Prevalence and Antibiogram Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus in Beef at Municipal Abattoir and Butcher Shops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127032
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adugna, Feben…[et al.]. Prevalence and Antibiogram Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus in Beef at Municipal Abattoir and Butcher Shops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127032
American Medical Association (AMA)
Adugna, Feben& Pal, Mahendra& Girmay, Gebrerufael. Prevalence and Antibiogram Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus in Beef at Municipal Abattoir and Butcher Shops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127032
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1127032