Reference | Rasmussen2015 (10090)

Beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolates in imported and locally produced chicken meat from Ghana.


Rasmussen, Mette Marie; Opintan, Japheth A.; Frimodt-Møller, Niels; Styrishave, Bjarne (Ghana)

PLoS ONE (2015)

Reference


Frozen and defrosted imported broiler chicken thighs as well as locally reared live broiler chick-ens were included in the study. Imported chicken thighs were purchased in Accra, Ghana, atsix different local open markets and in four supermarkets. All local markets were visited twice with a minimum of three weeks between.Locally reared live chickens were purchased at big local open markets in Accra, Ghana.

A sterile swab stick was used to collect a sample from the cloaca for live chickens.

AST Method: Disk Diffusion

Reference explicitly reports AST breakpoints: True

Reference reports using a MIC table: Uncertain

Is Excluded: False

Country Sub-Region Sub-Region Detail
Ghana None None
ID Note Resolution

Factors


Title Host Host Production Stage Description ROs
Production Origin Chicken Broilers Farm Locally raised (Ghana) vs imported 6