Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles and Molecular Characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus from Pigs and Workers at Farms and Abattoirs in Zambia.

ABSTRACT: Pigs have been shown to be a reservoir for recently emerging livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus (LA-SA), including methicillin resistant strains in many countries worldwide. However, there is sparse information about LA-SA strains circulating in Zambia. This study investigated the prevalence, phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of S. aureus from pigs and workers at farms and abattoirs handling pigs in Lusaka Province of Zambia. A total of 492 nasal pig swabs, 53 hand and 53 nasal human swabs were collected from farms and abattoirs in selected districts. Standard microbiological methods were used to isolate and determine antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of S. aureus. Polymerase Chain Reaction was used to confirm the species identity and detect antimicr

SUBMITTER: Samutela MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9311834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature