Phenotypic Resistance of Salmonella enterica to Antibiotics in Imported Meats in Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Adzitey, Frederick and Anachinaba, Innocent Allan and Susilo, Agus and Huda, Nurul (2025) Phenotypic Resistance of Salmonella enterica to Antibiotics in Imported Meats in Tema Metropolis, Ghana. World's Veterinary Journal. 960 - 967. ISSN 2322-4568

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Abstract

Salmonella enterica (S. enterica) causes certain foodborne diseases and poses public health concerns when it becomes antibiotic-resistant. The present study aimed to determine the resistance of S. enterica to antibiotics from imported meats sold in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana. A total of 300 beef, chicken, and pork samples randomly selected from markets of the Metropolis were tested for S. eneterica. The disc diffusion method was used to determine the antibiotic resistance in 60 S. enterica isolates. The current results revealed that 40 of imported chicken, 38 of imported pork, and 29 of imported beef were positive for S. enterica. The S. enterica isolated from imported meat sources was 36.7 resistant to tetracycline but susceptible (� 68) to imipenem, ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, gentamicin, and ceftriaxone. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index fell within the range of 0.1 to 0.6, and 12 different patterns were observed. The present study revealed the contamination of S. enterica in some imported meat sold in Tema Metropolis, Ghana. Avoidance of crosscontamination and adequate thermal treatment of meats before eating is essential. © The Author(s) 2025, This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article�s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article�s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Antibiotic resistance; Meat; Prevalence; Salmonella enterica
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Divisions:	World's Veterinary Journal (WVJ)
Page Range:	960 - 967
Journal or Publication Title:	World's Veterinary Journal
Journal Index:	Scopus
Volume:	15
Number:	4
Publisher:	Scienceline Publication
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.54203/scil.2025.wvj97
ISSN:	2322-4568
Depositing User:	Dr. Alireza Sadeghi
URI:	https://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/1665

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