Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial pathogens important for meat safety
2006
Petrovic, J.(Naucni institut za veterinarstvo Novi Sad, Novi Sad (Serbia)) | Baltic, M.Z.(Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd (Serbia)) | Kljajic, R.(Naucni institut za veterinarstvo Novi Sad, Novi Sad (Serbia)) | Stojanov, I.(Naucni institut za veterinarstvo Novi Sad, Novi Sad (Serbia)) | Karabasil, N.(Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd (Serbia))
One of the most important and most frequent undesirable effect of antimicrobial drugs usage is developing resistance of bacterial pathogens. Application of antimicrobial drugs in therapy, prophylaxis and for growth promotion to food producing animals, raised the question of developing resistance in bacteria while they are still in body of animals, and their possible transfer on humans via food chain. Exposure of humans to resistant zoonotic bacteria originating from food, is a consequence of many factors on the way from farm to table. Alimentary infections caused by consuming meat is most often caused by Salmonella spp. and thermophil Campilobacter spp. Therefore, resistance of these pathogens to antimicrobial drugs has a special importance. According to our research prevalence of resistance in zoonotic pathogen on chicken processed in abattoir, we found very high prevalence of Salmonella spp. and thermophil Campylobacter spp. resistant to one or more antimicrobial drugs. Application of prophylactic and sanitary measures in facilities, abattoirs and during processing of meat, may considerably reduce risk from the incidence of resistant zoonotic bacteria. Besides preventive and hygiene-sanitary measures, the problem of pathogen resistance demands introducing system of surveillance and applying integral control system in the chain of primary production. This can provide control of distribution, application of antimicrobial drugs and carrying out adequate resistance monitoring program.
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