High Levels of Antibiotic Resistance in Isolates From Diseased Livestock

Overuse of antimicrobials in livestock health and production beyond therapeutic needs has been highlighted recent years as one the major risk factors for acceleration antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria both humans animals. While there is an abundance reports on AMR clinical isolates from humans, information regarding patterns animals scarce. Hence, a situational analysis based veterinary diagnostic laboratory was performed to examine extent demonstrated by diseased food Between 2015 2017, 241 cases were received. Clinical specimens ruminants (cattle, goats sheep), non-ruminants (pigs chicken) received culture sensitivity testing. A total 701 recovered these specimens. From ruminants, Escherichia coli ( n = 77, 19.3%) predominated, followed Staphylococcus aureus 73, 18.3%). Antibiotic testing (AST) revealed that E. highest penicillin, streptomycin, neomycin (77–93%). In addition, S. highly resistant neomycin, streptomycin ampicillin (68–82%). More than 67% multi-drug (MDR) only 2.6% susceptible all tested antibiotics. Similarly, 65.6% MDR 5.5% non-ruminants, 301 recovered. 108, 35.9%) spp. 27, 9%) most frequent obtained. For , against amoxicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline, (95–100%). had high level trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline gentamicin (80–100%). The levels 72.2 74.1%, respectively. Significantly higher observed among compared enrofloxacin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.