Investigation of the Resistance of Some Disinfectant Active Substances in ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae

Abstract

In this study, a total of 200 samples, including 100 neck skin and 100 cecum samples, were collected and analyzed from various poultry slaughterhouses on different sampling days. ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae were isolated and ESBL production was confirmed phenotypically by combined disk diffusion and E-test gradient strips. While ESBL production was confirmed in 10 (10%) of 100 neck skin samples, no significant ESBL production could be confirmed in 100 cecal samples. The broth microdilution method of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) was used to determine the resistance profiles against benzalkonium chloride (BC), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), N-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC) and potassium peroxymonosulfate (PPMS) disinfectants in 10 neck skin isolates with confirmed ESBL production. In the study, it has been determined that MIC50 and MIC90 values were respectively ADBAC (8 and 16 mg/L), BC (16 and 32 mg/L), CPC (16, and 32 mg/L), PPMS (≥ 1024 mg/L). The impacts of Enterobacteriaceae strains on food safety and public health are significant; Disinfectant resistance can lead to increased transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, leading to serious infections in humans that are difficult to treat. For that reason, it is of great importance to develop effective control methods, including appropriate disinfectant use, hand hygiene and appropriate isolation measures, to prevent the spread of disinfectant resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains in food production systems.

Keywords

• Public health
• disinfectant resistance
• Enterobacteriaceae ESBL resistance

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