Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from camel meat and slaughterhouse workers in Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) represents a challenge for the treatment of staphylococcal infections in both human and animals worldwide. Although VRSA has been detected in several animal species worldwide, data on the bacterial prevalence in dromedary camels and workers in camel slaughterhouses are scarce.

Methods

We investigated meat samples from 200 dromedary camel carcasses from three different abattoirs that were being prepared to be sent to the markets. Twenty hand swabs were voluntarily collected from the workers in the same abattoirs. Isolation and identification of the bacterial specimens from the samples were performed using conventional cultural techniques and biochemical identification and were confirmed by PC

SUBMITTER: Al-Amery K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6683426 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature