Incidence and antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from ready-to-eat meats in the environs of Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana

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Table 1. Microbial load of ready-to-eat meats in Bolgatanga, Ghana

Sources	Bacteria load (log cfu/cm^2)
Chevon	4.85^b
Guinea fowl	4.06^ab
Mutton	4.17^ab
Pork	4.02^a
S.e.d.	0.293
P-value	0.033

S.e.d. = standard error of difference; Values in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).

Table 2. Distribution of Staphylococcus aureus in ready-to-eat meats in Bolgatanga, Ghana

Sources	No. tested	No. positive	% prevalence
Grilled chevon	50	12	24
Grilled guinea fowl	50	23	46
Grilled pork	50	12	24
Grilled mutton	50	21	42
Overall	200	68	34

Table 3. Comparing the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus in ready-to-eat meats in Bolgatanga, Ghana

(I) Sources	(J) Sources	Mean Difference (I-J)	Std. Error	df	Sig.
						Guinea fowl meat	Mutton	−0.22^a	0.093	1	0.018
Pork	−0.22^a	0.093	1	0.018
Chevon	−0.22^a	0.093	1	0.018
Mutton	Guinea fowl	0.22^a	0.093	1	0.018
	Pork	0.00	0.085	1	1.000
	Chevon	0.00	0.085	1	1.000
Pork	Guinea fowl	0.22^a	0.093	1	0.018
	Mutton	0.00	0.085	1	1.000
	Chevon	0.00	0.085	1	1.000
Chevron	Guinea fowl	0.22^a	0.093	1	0.018
	Mutton	0.00	0.085	1	1.000
	Pork	0.00	0.085	1	1.000

Table 4. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus from ready-to-eat meats from Bolgatanga, Ghana

Antimicrobial	R%	I%	S%
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 30 μg (Amc)	62.50	0.00	37.50
Azithromycin 15 µg (Azm)	0.00	12.50	12.50
Ceftriaxone 30 µg (Cro)	81.25	6.25	12.50
Chloramphenicol 30 µg (C)	43.75	0.00	56.25
Ciprofloxacin 5 µg (Cip)	31.25	6.25	62.50
Gentamicin10 µg (Cn)	12.50	6.25	81.25
Teicoplanin 30 µg (Tec)	75.00	0.00	25.00
Tetracycline 30 µg (Te)	56.25	18.75	25.00
Suphamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Sxt)	12.50	0.00	87.50
Overall	50.00	5.56	44.44

Table 5. Antibiotic resistance profile and multiple antibiotic resistance index of individual Staphylococcus aureus obtained from ready-to-eat meats in Bolgatanga, Ghana

Codes	Source	No. of Antibiotics	Antibiotic resistant profile	MAR index
Go6	Chevon	5	Cip-Tec-Te-C-Cro	0.56
Go16	Chevon	7	Cip-Amc-Azm-Tec-Cn-Cro-Sxt	0.78
Go22	Chevon	4	Amc-Azm-C-Cro	0.44
Go24	Chevon	6	Amc-Azm-Tec-Te-C-Cro	0.67
Go25	Chevon	2	Azm-Tec	0.22
Go48	Chevon	5	Amc-Tec-Te-C-Cro	0.56
G7	Guinea fowl	2	Te-C	0.22
G12	Guinea fowl	3	Amc-Tec-Cro	0.33
G15	Guinea fowl	3	Azm-Tec-Cro	0.33
G19	Guinea fowl	3	Azm-Te-Cro	0.33
G26	Guinea fowl	6	Cip-Amc-Azm-Tec-Cro-Sxt	0.67
G37	Guinea fowl	6	Cip-Amc-Azm-Tec-Te-Cro	0.67
S11	Mutton	5	Cip-Azm-Tec-Te-Cro	0.56
S15	Mutton	5	Amc-Azm-Te-C-Cro	0.56
S16	Mutton	6	Amc-Azm-Tec-Cn-Te-C	0.67
S25	Mutton	4	Amc-Azm-Tec-Cro	0.44

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This research investigated the incidence and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in ready-to-eat meats in Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana. Available data have been presented in tables.