title: RAW TROPICAL OYSTERS AS VEHICLES FOR MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
abstract: The following study aimed to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains from fresh and frozen oysters Crassostrea rhizophorae sold in Fortaleza-Brazil. An antibiogram was performed on 87 isolates using nine antibiotics: gentamicin (Gen 10 µg), ampicillin (Amp 10 µg), penicillin G (Pen 10U), ciprofloxacin (Cip 5 µg), chloramphenicol (Chl 30 µg), nalidixic acid (Nal 30 µg), tetracycline (Tet 30 µg), vancomycin (Van 30 µg) and erythromycin (Ery 15 µg). All strains were resistant to at least one antibiotic, and 85 (97.7%) were multi-resistant, with predominance of the Van+ Pen+Amp resistance profile (n = 46). Plasmid resistance to Pen, Amp and Ery was detected. Thus, the risk that raw oyster consumption poses to the health of consumers is highlighted, due to the fact that these bivalves may host antibacterial-resistant microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Sea Science Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Albuquerque
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Sea Science Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rayza Lima
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Sea Science Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Regine Helena Silva Dos Fernandes
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001938:Brazil; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D012758:Shellfish / Q000382:microbiology*; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents