Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli among humans, chickens and poultry environments in Abuja, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, chicken is known to be a reservoir for the spread of antimicrobial resistance genes to humans. In Nigeria, antimicrobial drugs are readily accessible for use in poultry production, either for preventive or therapeutic purposes. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) are transmissible to humans because of their zoonotic potentials. People working very closely with chickens either on farms or markets are at greater risk. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and zoonotic transmission of ESBL-EC among poultry-workers, chickens, and poultry environments in Abuja, Nigeria.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study among workers, chickens and poultry environment in selected farms/chicken markets in Abu

SUBMITTER: Aworh MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7993457 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature