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Meats are important potential sources of foodborne pathogens including  Escherichia coli . This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of  Escherichia coli  isolated from meats in the Tamale metropolis of Ghana. Isolation of  Escherichia coli  was done using the procedure according to the USA-FDA  Bacteriological Analytical Manual . Antibiotic resistance patterns in the  Escherichia coli  isolates were determined by the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method against 8 antibiotics. The overall prevalence of  Escherichia coli  in the meat samples was 84.00% (189/225). Mutton (88.89%), guinea fowl (88.89%), beef (86.67%), local chicken (80.00%), and chevon (75.56%) were contaminated by  Escherichia coli . The average coliform count was 4.22 cfu/cm 2  and was highest in guinea fowl (4.94 log cfu/cm 2 ) and lowest in local chicken (3.23 log cfu/cm 2 ). The  Escherichia coli  isolates were highly resistant to erythromycin (85.00%), tetracycline (73.33%), and ampicillin (71.67%). The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index ranged from 0.13 to 1. The  Escherichia coli  isolates exhibited 23 antimicrobial resistance patterns with resistant pattern TeAmpE (tetracycline-ampicillin-erythromycin) being the most common. Multidrug resistance was 68.33% (41/60) among the  Escherichia coli  isolates. The results showed that  Escherichia coli  was commonly present in the various meat types and exhibited multidrug resistances, necessitating efficient antibiotic stewardship guidelines to streamline their use in the production industry.

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Various Meat Types in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana