Journal
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 149, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268821002156
Keywords
Heidelberg; Minnesota; multidrug resistance; One Health; poultry meat; Salmonella
Funding
- Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
- 'Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa em Resistencia a Antimicrobianos' (INPRA)
- Fundo de Incentivo a Pesquisa e Eventos do Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (FIPE/HCPA) [2017-0541]
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A nationwide survey in Brazil investigated Salmonella isolates from poultry meat in 2014 and 2017, showing high and increasing rates of resistance among isolates to multiple antibiotics, particularly nalidixic acid, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline. The main serotypes expressing resistance were Salmonella ser. Heidelberg and Salmonella ser. Minnesota, emphasizing the importance of continuous monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the poultry chain.
The use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals can lead to increased bacterial resistance. Important information to address this problem can be provided by monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in foodborne pathogens. As part of preliminary activities for the implementation of AMR surveillance in Brazil, a nationwide survey on AMR in Salmonella enterica isolates from poultry meat was conducted. The survey evaluated 146 Salmonella isolates from poultry meat in 2014, and 163 isolates obtained in 2017. Minimal inhibitory concentrations of 13 antimicrobials were determined by broth microdilution, and isolates were assigned to serotypes by automated ribotyping. High resistance rates were found in 2014 and 2017, in particular to nalidixic acid (84/146, 57.5% and 141/163, 86.5%, respectively), ampicillin (82/146, 56.2% and 125/163, 76.7%), cefotaxime (76/146, 52.1% and 124/163, 76.1%), ceftazidime (73/146, 50.0% and 124/163, 76.1%), ciprofloxacin (83/146, 56.9% and 145/163, 89.0%) and tetracycline (88/146, 60.3% and 135/163, 82.8%). There was a significant increase in resistance to these antibiotics in the second survey period. Salmonella ser. Heidelberg and Salmonella ser. Minnesota were the main serotypes expressing resistance to these antimicrobials. Multidrug resistance was found in 50.7% (74/146) of the isolates from 2014, and in 77.3% (126/163) of isolates from 2017 (P < 0.05). None of the isolates was resistant to azithromycin or meropenem. These findings indicate high and increasing rates of resistance among Salmonella from poultry meat in Brazil, mainly associated with Salmonella ser. Heidelberg and Salmonella ser. Minnesota, stressing the importance of continuous monitoring of AMR in the poultry chain.
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