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Multi-drug resistant pathogens are a global problem. Flies are a potential vector of multi-drug resistant pathogens, which can be particularly dangerous in the hospital environment. This study aimed to evaluate flies as vectors of alert pathogens. The research material consisted of 100 flies ( Musca domestica  (46.0%),  Lucilia sericata  (28.0%), and  Calliphora vicina  (26.0%)) collected at the University Hospital No. 1 dr. A. Jurasz in Bydgoszcz (Poland) in 2018–2019 (summer months). The presence of bacteria of the genera:  Enterococcus, Staphylococcus, Escherichia, Leclercia, Citrobacter, Hafnia, Providencia, Proteus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Raoultella, Morganella, Moellerella, Bordetella, Pantoea, Serratia, Plesiomonas, Wohlfahrimonas , and  Lelliottia  was confirmed. The most frequently isolated species included:  Enterococcus faecalis  (n = 64),  Escherichia coli  (n = 43) and  Moellerella wisconsensis  (n = 24). The infection rate and antibiotic resistance of bacteria were assessed. One strain of  Proteus mirabilis  (isolated from  Calliphora vicina)  produced ESBLs (extended-spectrum beta-lactamases). The infection rate was 0.38%, 0.26%, and 0.20% for  Musca domestica, Lucilia sericata , and  Calliphora vicina , respectively. The flies from a hospital area were not a vector of alert pathogens. Monitoring flies as potential vectors of pathogens is an important aspect of public health, especially for hospitalized patients.

Flies as a potential vector of selected alert pathogens in a hospital environment