Open AccessCarriage, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Salmonella Isolates from Raw Beef in Jimma, Southwestern Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Minda Asfaw Geresu,
Wondimu Zeleke Desta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s313485
Subject(s) - butcher , salmonella , carriage , veterinary medicine , antimicrobial , medicine , antibiotic resistance , biology , geography , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics , archaeology , pathology
Consumption of raw beef infected with multidrug-resistant Salmonella is pertinent to the world public health risk of antimicrobial resistance. Henceforth, this study aimed to investigate the carriage, antimicrobial resistance (AR) patterns, and the revealing risk factors of Salmonella-contaminating beef in abattoirs and butcher shops in Jimma town.