Multidrug resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae reservoir and their capsular resistance genes in cow farms of district Peshawar, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major zoonotic pathogen that causes a variety of severe illnesses as well as mastitis. The distribution of mastitis-causing K. Pneumoniae and its virulence factors vary by country and geographical location. The present study aimed to find out the occurrence of Multidrug-resistant (MDR) K. Pneumoniae and their capsular resistance genes which were undocumented previously in cow farms of district Peshawar, Pakistan. A total of 700 milk samples from symptomatic mastitic cows were screened for MDR K. Pneumoniae. Furthermore, the characterization of capsular resistance genes was done by molecular techniques. Among these samples, K. pneumoniae was found 180/700 (25.7%), while MDR K. pneumoniae was found 80/180 (44.4%). The antibiogram analysis revealed high resistance t

SUBMITTER: Saddam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970052 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature