Author/Authors :
Al-Bahry, S.N. Sultan Qaboos University - College of Science - Department of Biology, Oman , Elshafie, A.E. Sultan Qaboos University - College of Science - Department of Biology, Oman , Al-Busaidy, S. Ministry of Health - Central Bacteriology Laboratories, Oman , Al-Hinai, J. Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment - Food and Water Microbiology Laboratories, Oman , Al-Shidi, I. Ministry of Commerce - Department-Sohar, Government Laboratories, Oman
Abstract :
We investigated the antibiotic resistance of various strains of Salmonella isolated from diffferent sources in Oman, namely sewage water, chicken and food handlers. Of 1242 isolates from food handlers, 15 (1.2%) were resistant to one or more antibiotic. Of these, 41% were resistant to ampicillin, 42% to co-trimoxazole and 22% to chloramphenicol. None of the isolates was resistant to ciprofloxacin. Of 515 isolates from chicken and 432 from sewage water, 23.7% and 14.1% respectively were resistant to one or more antibiotic. Susceptibility to the different antibiotics varied but none of the isolates from chicken was resistant to amikacin.
