Veterinary Science & Technology

Adem Hiko

Publications

• Research Article
  Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates along Asella Municipal Beef Abattoir Line, South Eastern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Abdi Hassan, Adem Hiko, Ketema Bogale, Brihanu Abera and Biniam TsegayeAbdi Hassan, Adem Hiko, Ketema Bogale, Brihanu Abera and Biniam Tsegaye
  
  Staphylococcus aureus is associated with poor food handling and sanitation practices responsible for notorious for causing human diseases. Using a cross-sectional study, it was isolated along Asella Municipal Beef Abattoir line and assessed for antimicrobial resistance profiles. A total of 470 samples consisting of 400 beef carcasses swab and 70 environmental (personal hand, apron, knife, splitting axil, hooks and meat wrapping plastic swab samples and cleaning water) samples were collected. Randomly selected isolates from each location were tested for 12 different antimicrobial agent using disk diffusion techniques. An overall 171 (36.4%) samples for which 137 (34.3%) from the carcass swab and 34 (48.6%) from Abattoir facilities were positive for S. aureus. The isolation was ranged from 30% in clean water sample to 60% each from personal hand swab and Hook swab sample. Although resistan.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000539

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