Prevalence of Antimicrobial and Colistin Resistance in Enterobacterales in Healthy Pigs in Ghana Before and After Farmer Education.

ABSTRACT: High levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were found in healthy pigs in the Greater Accra region of Ghana in 2022; this led to awareness creation and education of pig farmers about how to improve antimicrobial practices and biosecurity. To assess changes in AMR after the intervention, we compared AMR, multi-drug resistance (MDR), and determined colistin resistance levels in healthy pigs in the region before (2022) and after (2024) the education of farmers. Rectal swabs (n = 140) from pigs in 14 farms were cultured for isolation of Enterobacterales (Escherichia coli and Enterobacter spp.) and subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. A selective culture method was employed to isolate colistin-resistant Enterobacterales, which were further screened for the <

SUBMITTER: Amegayibor EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12474154 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature