Year 2016 - Volume 36, Number 12


Title
Frequency, serotyping and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Salmonella from feces and lymph nodes of pigs, 36(12):1165-1170
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Abstract
ABSTRACT.- Guerra Filho J.B.P., Yamatogi R.S., Possebon F.S., Fernandes S.A., Tiba-Casas M.R., Lara G.H.B., Ribeiro M.G. & Pinto J.P.A.N. 2016. Frequency, serotyping and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Salmonella from feces and lymph nodes of pigs. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 36(12):1165-1170. Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicna Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubião Júnior s/n, Botucatu, SP 18618-970, Brazil. E-mail: josepaes@fmvz.unesp.br

Salmonellosis is a foodborne disease caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella, being pigs and pork-products potentially important for its occurrence. In recent decades, some serovars of Salmonella have shown increase of resistance to conventional antimicrobials used in human and animal therapy, with serious risks for public health. The aim of this study was to evaluate feces (n=50), mediastinal (n=50), mesenteric (n=50) and mandibular (n=50) lymph nodes obtained from slaughter houses for Salmonella spp. Positive samples were serotyped and subjected to an in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility test, including the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production. Salmonella species were identified in 10% (20/200) of total samples. From these, 20% (10/50) were identified in the submandibular lymph nodes, 18% (9/50) in the mesenteric lymph nodes, 2% (1/50) in feces and 0% (0/50) in the mediastinal lymph nodes. The serotypes found were Salonella Typhimurium (55%), S. enterica subsp. enterica 4,5,12: i: - (35%), S. Brandenburg and S. Derby with 5% (5% each). All strains showed resistance to at least one antimicrobial; 90% were resistant to four or more antimicrobials, and 15% were multidrug-resistant. Resistance to ciprofloxacin, tetracycline and nalidixic acid was particularly prevalent amongst the tested serovars. Here, we highlighted the impact of pigs in the epidemiological chain of salmonellosis in domestic animals and humans, as well as the high antimicrobial resistance rates of Salmonella strains, reinforcing the necessity for responsible use of antimicrobials for animals as an emergent One Health issue, and to keep these drugs for human therapy approaches.
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