Prevalence and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in chicken meat from wet markets in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT: Given the close contact between animals, animal products, and consumers in wet markets, fresh meat products are considered a potential source and disseminator of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria near the end of the food chain. This cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of select AMR-E. coli in fresh chicken meat collected from wet markets in Hong Kong and to determine target genes associated with the observed resistance phenotypes. Following a stratified random sampling design, 180 fresh half-chickens were purchased from 29 wet markets across Hong Kong in 2022 and immediately processed. After incubation, selective isolation was performed for extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing (ESBL), carbapenem-resistant (CRE), and colistin-resistant (CSR) E. c

SUBMITTER: Hasib FMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10822974 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature