Prevalence and distribution of antimicrobial resistance determinants of Escherichia coli isolates obtained from meat in South Africa
This study revealed a high burden of resistance against important antimicrobials such as streptomycin, neomycin, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline, including imipenem and meropenem. Genes encoding cephalosporin resistance are commonly situated on self-transmissible plasmids which may be promiscuous and capable of disseminating into a broad range of microbiota. Furthermore, the resistance of E. coli isolates to antibiotics of choice in human therapy such as aminoglycoside, chloramphenicol, carbapenem, and cephalosporin pose a grave danger for success in human chemotherapy. Resistance in nitrofurantoin, a drug not commonly in use in South Africa, suggests that factors other than selective pressure must have an impact on the emergence of resistant E. coli.
EADA 2023
Emerging Antimicrobials and Diagnostics in AMR 2023
International Matchmaking Symposium EADA 2023
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
16/17 November