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Extended-spectrum b-lactamase; food-borne; healthcare; livestock

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Extended-Spectrum b-lactam Resistance in the Enteric Flora of Patients at a Tertiary Care Medical Centre

The dissemination of Enterobacteriaceae expressing resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, which are therapeutically used in both human and veterinary medicine, is of critical concern. The normal commensal flora of food animals may serve as an important reservoir for the zoonotic food-borne transmission of Enterobacteriaceae harbouring β-lactam resistance. We hypothesized that the predominant AmpC and ESBL genes reported in US livestock and fresh retail meat products, blaCMY-2 and blaCTX-M, would also be predominant in human enteric flora.

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