Occurrence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in chickens and farm personnel in Sokoto, North-western Nigeria

Iliya Dauda Kwoji; Farouk Muhammad Tambuwal; Mikaeel Bala Abubakar; Yusuf Yakubu; Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus; Solomon Jauro

doi:10.5455/javar.2017.d220

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research (Sep 2017)

Occurrence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in chickens and farm personnel in Sokoto, North-western Nigeria

Iliya Dauda Kwoji,
Farouk Muhammad Tambuwal,
Mikaeel Bala Abubakar,
Yusuf Yakubu,
Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus,
Solomon Jauro

Affiliations

Iliya Dauda Kwoji: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069, Borno State, Nigeria
Farouk Muhammad Tambuwal: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, P.M.B 2346, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Mikaeel Bala Abubakar: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, P.M.B 2346, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Yusuf Yakubu: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, P.M.B 2346, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069, Borno State, Nigeria.
Solomon Jauro: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069, Borno State, Nigeria.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2017.d220
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 3
pp. 255 – 260

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Objective: The study was conducted to determine the presence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in chickens and farm personnel in Sokoto, North-western Nigeria. Materials and method: A total of 160 samples (136 from chickens and 14 from personnel) were collected and screened for the presence of MRSA using cultural characteristics, biochemical tests and latex slide agglutination test for the presence of Penicillin binding protein 2α (PBP2α). Results: MRSA were detected in 8.82% (n=12/136) of chickens, while 14.29% (n=2/14) in farm personnel. All the isolates were positive for PBP2α. Conclusion: This study established for the first time the occurrence of MRSA in both chickens and farm personnel from poultry farms in Sokoto, Nigeria. Thus, the study provided baseline information for further studies on the epidemiology of MRSA. [J Adv Vet Anim Res 2017; 4(3.000): 255-260]

Antibiotics; Chickens; Farms; MRSA

Published in Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research

ISSN: 2311-7710 (Online)
Publisher: Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh
Country of publisher: Bangladesh
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: http://bdvets.org/JAVAR/

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