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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2015; 05(04): 045-050
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703934
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Bacterial Contamination Associated with Retail Chicken Carcasses in Osogbo, Nigeria

Adesiji Yemisi Olukemi
1   Senior Lecturer, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
,
Igbinigie Mavis Osas
2   Research assistant, Department of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
,
Olaitan Janet Olubukola
3   Associate Professor, Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
,
Ogah Ikhevha Jeremiah
4   Research Fellow, Infectious Diseases & Environmental Health Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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Abstract

Background: Worldwide, food borne illness is often associated with consumption of meat and poultry products sold at retail markets. A study on the bacteriological status of chicken carcass in Osogbo, Nigeria, was carried out to determine the prevalence of Arcobacter species, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in chicken carcasses.

Methodology: A total of 100 samples of chicken carcasses were collected from two major processing points in Osogbo, Nigeria. The samples were analysed for the presence of bacterial contaminants using standard microbiological isolation and identification procedures, with antimicrobial susceptibility test performed using the disk diffusion method.

Result: Of hundred chicken carcasses sampled, 38% were positive for Arcobacter species and E. coli while 60% accounted for S. aureus isolates. Ninety percent of Arcobacter spp isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, 85% to gentamicin, and pefloxacin, 70% to chloramphenicol and 90% were resistant to amoxicillin, 85% to augumentin and 80% to streptomycin. Hundred percent of E. coli isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, pefloxacin, 95% to gentamicin and 100% were resistant to streptomycin, 85 % resistant to amoxicillin, augumentin, while 100% of S. aureus isolates were susceptible to trimethoprim sulphamethoxazole, 90% susceptible to gentamicin, 80% to streptomycin and 100% of the S.aureus isolates were resistant to ampliclox.

Conclusion: The bacteriological status of chicken carcass revealed high contamination with Arcobacter, E coli and S. aureus with varying degree of antibiotic resistance therefore, improvement in meat processing procedures and strict hygiene measures towards reduction of these pathogens in food products should be encouraged.

Keywords

Arcobacter - Escherichia coli - Staphylococcus aureus - Chicken carcass - Food safety - Nigeria


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