title: Salmonella in raw chicken meat from the Romanian seaside: frequency of isolation and antibiotic resistance.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Salmonella in raw chicken meat samples collected at the Romanian seaside and to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates. In 2012, 317 chicken meat samples from slaughterhouses (n = 289) and retail markets (n = 28) were evaluated. Overall, 13.2% (42) of the samples contained Salmonella; 12.8% (37) and 17.8% (5) from the chicken carcasses at slaughterhouses and the fresh meat from retail markets, respectively. Eight serotypes of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica were identified: Infantis (18 isolates), Bredeney (7), Virchow (6), Djugu (4), Grampian (4), Brandenburg (1), Derby (1), and Ruzizi (1). The isolates were resistant to tetracycline (66.6% of isolates), nalidixic acid (64.3%), sulfamethoxazole (64.3%), ciprofloxacin (61.9%), streptomycin (59.5%), trimethoprim (33.3%), ampicillin (9.5%), chloramphenicol (7.1%), and gentamicin (2.4%). No resistance was found to cefotaxime and ceftazidime. Thirty (71.4%) of the 42 tested isolates had multidrug resistance patterns to at least two antimicrobials. This survey highlighted a multidrug-resistant Salmonella contamination rate in raw chicken meat in this area of Romania, which can seriously threaten human health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Timişoara, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" Timişoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timişoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Emil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tîrziu
authors.affiliation: Sanitary Veterinary Directorate ConstaŢa, Şoseaua Mangaliei 78, 900111 ConstanŢa, Romania.
authors.forename: Romeu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazăr
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Timişoara, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" Timişoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timişoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Timişoara, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" Timişoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timişoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Ileana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nichita
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Timişoara, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" Timişoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timişoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morar
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Timişoara, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" Timişoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timişoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Şereş
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Timişoara, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" Timişoara, Calea Aradului 119, 300645 Timişoara, Romania. kalman_imre27@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kálmán
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imre
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002645:Chickens; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D012383:Romania; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents