Phenotypic detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in village chickens from poultry markets in Maiduguri, Nigeria

• Published in: Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 163 - 167
• Main Authors: Kwoji, Iliya Dauda, Jauro, Solomon, Musa, Jasini Athanda, Lekko, Yusuf Madaki, Salihu, Sabo Isa, Danchuwa, Hassan Abdullahi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangladesh Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural Universityת Faculty of Veterinary Science 01.06.2019; A periodical of the Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh (BDvetNET); Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh
• Subjects: Animals; Antibiotics; Antibiotics; Maiduguri; MRSA; village chickens; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; Biochemical characteristics; Biochemistry; Birds; Cefoxitin; Chickens; Drug resistance; Erythromycin; Laboratories; Livestock; Methicillin; Multidrug resistance; Oxacillin; Pathogens; Poultry; Public health; Short Communication; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus infections; Streptomycin; Vancomycin; United Kingdom > UK; Nigeria; Maiduguri; Antibiotics; village chickens; MRSA
• ISSN: 2311-7710; 2311-7710
• DOI: 10.5455/javar.2019.f327

The study was carried out to detect the carriage of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and their antimicrobial susceptibilities in village chickens sold at Maiduguri poultry markets using phenotypic characterization. This was a cross-sectional study where 120 samples comprised 50% each of Nasal and cloacal swabs, were, respectively, collected from live village chickens sold at Maiduguri poultry markets and examined for the presence MRSA based on bacterial culture, biochemical characteristics, growth on oxacillin resistant screening agar base, and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. The study revealed an overall occurrence of 38.33% S. and 32.60% MRSA, respectively. Antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out on MRSA positive isolates against seven antimicrobials. All the isolates (100%) exhibited resistance against cefoxitin, whereas the least antimicrobial resistance was recorded against erythromycin and streptomycin each with 26.6%, respectively. In the same way, the highest antibiotic susceptibility in this study was observed against erythromycin (60%) and least susceptibility was against vancomycin and streptomycin with 20% each. A varying intermediate antibiotic susceptibility ranging from 13.33% to 53.33% was observed. Multiple-drug resistance patterns were exhibited by MRSA isolates from this study with 73.3% of the isolates exhibiting resistance to two or more antibiotics. This study has shown the carriage of MRSA by village chickens which calls for serious public health concern and concludes that these birds might have acquired these pathogens from the environment or infected humans since they normally receive no less medical attention.