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        1 - Determining antibiotic resistance pattern in Enterobacter cloacae strains isolated from checken and sheep meat in Shahrekord city
        elahe barzam الهه تاج بخش Hassan Momtaz
        Usually, contaminated food is one of the main causes of human infections, and in this case, poultry meat and sheep are considered as the main causes. Enterobacter cloacae strains, having different virulence factors and multiple antibiotic resistance are mainly considere More
        Usually, contaminated food is one of the main causes of human infections, and in this case, poultry meat and sheep are considered as the main causes. Enterobacter cloacae strains, having different virulence factors and multiple antibiotic resistance are mainly considered as an opportunistic pathogen. In this research, the isolation of Enterobacter cloacae from chicken and sheep meat samples in Shahrekord in 2019 was done by microbial and molecular methods. Antibiotic resistance pattern was determined by disc diffusion method and microtitre plate method was used to check biofilm production. The ability to produce broad-spectrum β-lactamase enzymes was investigated through phenotypic and genotypic methods. Out of 384 examined samples, Enterobacter cloacae were identified in 25 samples (6.51%) which also confirmed in the presence of the hsp60 in molecular analysis. Among these, 18 samples were related to chicken meat (72%) and 7 samples (28%) were related to sheep meat. The highest antibiotic resistance to cotrimoxazole and cefotaxime was reported in 20 isolates (80%) and the lowest resistance to nitrofuranthein was reported in 15 isolates (23.8%). In microtiter method. 15 isolates (60%) showed strong biofilm reaction, 10 isolates (40%) showed moderate biofilm reaction. The present study indicates that ESBL-producing Enterobacter cloacae strains have a relatively high prevalence. The increase in the number of these strains is often caused by the irrational prescription of antibiotics, which requires the use of new antimicrobial agents,. Manuscript profile
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        2 - Investigation of ampC & esbl genes in Escherichia coli isolated from human and poultry
        Elham Farrokhnazar Pejvak Khaki Soheila Moradi Bidhendi
        Background & Objectives: Beta-lactam antibiotics are currently the most common treatment for bacterial infections. The production of beta-lactamase enzymes are the most important reason of bacterial resistance to these antibiotics. The aim of this study was to inves More
        Background & Objectives: Beta-lactam antibiotics are currently the most common treatment for bacterial infections. The production of beta-lactamase enzymes are the most important reason of bacterial resistance to these antibiotics. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of ampC and esbls genes in E. coli isolated from human and poultry. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 400 urine samples were collected from medical centers and also 200 swab poultry cloaca samples were collected from poultry farms located in Tehran province. Phenotypic identification of the beta-lactamase producing strains was performed using disk diffusion method. The presence of ampC and esbls genes in bacteria was studied using PCR approach. Results: A total of 120 (30%) human sample and 50 (25%) poultry samples were infected to E. coli. Phenotyping evaluation showed that 54 cases (45%) of the human samples carried esbls beta-lactamase gene while 2 cases (1.67%) carried ampC beta-lactamase gene. In poultry samples, 3 cases (21.4%) were confirmed for ESBLs enzymes and none of them carried ampC gene. Based on genotyping analysis 2 (1.67%) of the strains isolated from human samples carried ampC gene. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, the ampC beta-lactamase gene was found in human samples, but more accurate studies are required for poultry. Due to high risk factor of the beta-lactamase producing organisms in nosocomial infections further studies is suggested to prevent their spread in community. Manuscript profile