Frederick Adzitey, Innocent Allan Anachinaba, Agus Susilo, Nurul Huda
Salmonella enterica (S. enterica) causes certain foodborne diseases and poses public health concerns when it becomes antibiotic-resistant. The present study aimed to determine the resistance of S. enterica to antibiotics from imported meats sold in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana. A total of 300 beef, chicken, and pork samples randomly selected from markets of the Metropolis were tested for S. eneterica. The disc diffusion method was used to determine the antibiotic resistance in 60 S. enterica isolates. The current results revealed that 40% of imported chicken, 38% of imported pork, and 29% of imported beef were positive for S. enterica. The S. enterica isolated from imported meat sources was 36.7% resistant to tetracycline but susceptible (≥ 68%) to imipenem, ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, gentamicin, and ceftriaxone. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index fell within the range of 0.1 to 0.6, and 12 different patterns were observed. The present study revealed the contamination of S. enterica in some imported meat sold in Tema Metropolis, Ghana. Avoidance of crosscontamination and adequate thermal treatment of meats before eating is essential. © The Author(s) 2025, This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus, Ghana; Drylands Research Institute, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Brawijaya, East Java, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Postgraduate School, University of Brawijaya, East Java, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
