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- Title
Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Clostridium perfringens Isolated from Pork and Chicken Meat in Vietnam.
- Authors
Duc, Hoang Minh; Hoa, Tran Thi Khanh; Ha, Cam Thi Thu; Van Hung, Le; Van Thang, Nguyen; Minh Son, Hoang; Flory, Gary A.
- Abstract
Clostridium perfringens is one of the most important zoonotic pathogens as it can cause food poisoning in humans and necrotic enteritis in both animals and humans. Meat, especially pork and chicken meat, is considered the main vehicle for the transmission of C. perfringens from animals to humans. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, toxinotype, and antimicrobial resistance profile of C. perfringens isolated from pork and chicken meat sold in Vietnam. The isolation results showed that 15/50 (30%) of pork samples and 8/50 (16%) of chicken meat samples were contaminated with C. perfringens. The isolates exhibited their highest resistance rate to tetracycline (21/23; 91.30%) and clindamycin (10/23; 43.48%). On the contrary, their lowest resistance rates were observed in response to imipenem (2/23; 8.70%) and cefoxitin (1/23; 4.35%). In particular, 34.78% (8/23) of C. perfringens isolates were identified to be multidrug-resistant strains. The results of toxin genotyping indicated that all isolates were positive for the cpa gene and belonged to type A.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; CHICKEN as food; CLOSTRIDIUM perfringens; DRUG resistance in bacteria; FOOD poisoning; NECROTIC enteritis; PORK; PORK products
- Publication
Pathogens, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 5, p400
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens13050400