title: Prevalence and antibiogram study of Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus in poultry meat.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the presence and antibiogram pattern of Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in retail poultry meat products.
  
  
  METHODS
  Foodborne pathogens (Salmonella and S. aureus) were isolated from poultry meat and confirmed with the help of biochemical and immunological test. Antibiogram of the isolates were examined by following CLSI methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total number of 209 poultry meat samples were collected and studied in this study. Out of which, 5.26% were found contaminated with Salmonella while 18.18% were found contaminated with S. aureus. All the Salmonella and S. aureus isolates were found resistant to at least one antibiotic. About 72.72% of the Salmonella isolates showed resistance to tetracycline, while S. aureus isolates were also found highly resistant to tetracycline equal to 44.73%. One of the Salmonella isolates showed multi-drug resistance to almost six antibiotics out of nine antibiotics used in the study. Multidrug resistant S. aureus isolates were also found in the study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study confirmed the presence of Salmonella and S. aureus in retail poultry meat. It is a potential threat to consumer health. To reduce the risk of contamination, good hygiene practices are necessary from processing to storage.
authors.affiliation: Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, School of Environment, Recourses and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand ; Faculty of Life Science, Department of Microbiology, University of Balochistan Quetta, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbar
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Anal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011200:Poultry; D015995:Prevalence; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Antibiogram; Food safety; Poultry meat; Salmonella; Staphylococcus aureus