Antibiotic susceptibility of opportunistic pathogens in poultry egg farms

Abstract

The composition and antibiotic susceptibility of opportunistic pathogenic microflora associated with poultry were studied. For this purpose, we obtained biomaterial at different technological areas of two poultry farms in the period of three months. The relative constancy of genus-species spectrum of microorganisms with differences in frequency of occurrence at poultry farms was established. Bacteria of genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Escherichia were detected most frequently. More than 82% of E. coli isolates with intermediate sensitivity to cefuroxime were detected. In both poultry farms, more than 10% of Staphylococcus spp. were resistant to penicillins and most had reduced sensitivity or resistance to ciprofloxacin.