Prevalence and genetic relatedness were determined for third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli (3GC-R-Ec) detected in Swiss beef, veal, pork, and poultry retail meat. Samples from meat-packing plants (MPPs) processing 70% of the slaughtered animals in Switzerland were purchased at different intervals between April and June 2013 and analyzed. Sixty-nine 3GC-R-Ec isolates were o...

BACKGROUND Neonatal infection constitutes one of Senegal's most important public health problems, with a mortality rate of 41 deaths per 1,000 live births. METHODS Between January 2007 and March 2008, 242 neonates with suspected infection were recruited at three neonatal intensive care units in three major tertiary care centers in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. Neonatal infections were confir...

The production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) conferring resistance to new derivatives of β-lactams is a major public health threat if present in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria. The objective of this study was to characterize ceftiofur (TIO)- or cefotaxime (FOX)-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from dairy cow manure. Twenty-four manure samples were collected from four farms and...

Objectives To evaluate a genome-based surveillance of all Danish third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli (3GC-R Ec ) from bloodstream infections between 2014 and 2015, focusing on horizontally transferable resistance mechanisms. Methods A collection of 552 3GC-R Ec isolates were whole-genome sequenced and characterized by using the batch uploader from the Center for Genomic ...

Cefoperazone belongs to the third generation of cephalosporin antibiotics. It is accumulated in water due its overuse and causes bacterial, environmental, health issues. In this work, efficiency photocatalytic degradation cefoperazone was studied using different types radiation (simulated solar, UV, LED) presence nanomaterials (ZnO TiO2). First, photolytic examined, where UV showed as most effe...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Salmonella is an important food-borne pathogen responsible for disease in humans and animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic relationship among third generation cephalosporin-resistant Salmonella enterica strains by Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC)-PCR. METHODS The study included all Salmonella isolates obtained from clinic...

Diarrhoea is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in all regions of the world and among all ages [1]. It has been estimated that 91 million individuals worldwide contract shigellosis each year and among them 1.1 million die [2]. About, 410,000 (40%) of these deaths occur among Asian children [3]. Appropriate antibiotic treatment of shigellosis depends on identifying resistance patterns...