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Antibiotic Susceptibility profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from sausages in Meknes, Morocco

Authors :
Faouzia Benhallam
Abdellah Chaiba
Abdellah El Allaoui
Aziz Bouymajane
Abdelaziz Ed-Dra
Filippo Giarratana
Fouzia Rhazi Filali
Source :
Veterinary World, Vol 11, Iss 10, Pp 1459-1465 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Veterinary World, 2018.

Abstract

Background and aims Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of foodborne disease worldwide, due to the consumption of food contaminated by their toxins. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus isolated from sausages in Meknes city of Morocco. Materials and methods A total of 156 samples (Beef sausages, Turkey sausages, and Artisanal sausages "Merguez") were collected from different shopping sites (butchery, supermarket, street vendors, and weekly market "Souk") and used for the isolation of S. aureus. All the isolated strains were tested for their antimicrobials resistance to 16 antibiotics. Results Our results showed the presence of S. aureus in 63 samples (40.38%). Furthermore, the antimicrobial resistance study showed that 84.13% of isolated S. aureus were resistant to streptomycin, 76.20% to tetracycline, 42.86% to ampicillin, 41.27% to doxycycline, 38.1% to penicillin G, and 19.05% to chloramphenicol with the presence of 25 different phenotypic profiles. However, all isolated strains were sensitive to oxacillin, cefoxitin, gentamicin, and vancomycin. Conclusion The findings of this study revealed consumption of sausages as a potential risk of foodborne poisonings because of its contamination with the multi-resistant strains of S. aureus. Moreover, this contamination is related to the season, sampling sites and the origin of the raw material.

Details

ISSN :
22310916 and 09728988
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Veterinary World
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9505fed86f0c9753e50d2cebeaec35cc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2018.1459-1465