Incidence and characterization of mastitic bovine milk antimicrobial multi-drug resistant bacteria in middle west region of São Paulo, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v34i4p207-210Keywords:
Bacterial pathogens, Bovine mastitis, Drug resistanceAbstract
A study of the incidence and characterization of bacteria multi-drug resistance isolated from 750 milk samples of cows affected by subclinical mastitis in middle west region of São Paulo, Brazil, was carried out. Staphylococci (75.8%) (mainly represented by Staphylococcus aureus andStaphylococcus epidermidis) and Escherichia coli(7.1 % ) were most frequently isolated bacteria. Most milk samples yielded pure cultures, but associations of pathogens were found in some samples. In vitro multi-drug resistance to six antibiotics (penicillin, ampicillin, dicloxacillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and oxacillin), was observed only among Gram-negative isolates and in some Staphylococcus aureus (39.9%) strains. Remaining Gram positive bacteria, were all sensitive to drugs tested. Multi-drug resistance in mastitogenic bacteria remain a problem difficult to be solved or controlled, mainly by short term programmes.
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