Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Characterization of Listeria Spp. Isolated from Various Sources in Ethiopia: A Comprehensive Review

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Figure 1 Map of Listeria spp reported area.

Figure 2 Strategy of Searching and Selection of Published Article.

Table 1 Listeria Spp Isolated and Identified from Various Source in Ethiopia

Host	Sample type	Sample Number	Positive Sample	Over all Listeria Spp Prevalence	Prevalence ofL. monocytogenes	Other Listeria spp	Study Area	Citation
Bovine, poultryFish	Pork Beef Cheese Fish Chicken	316	103	32.6%	5.1%	L. innocua L. ivanovii, L. seeligeri, L. welshimeri L. grayi and, L. murrayi	Addis Ababa	[7]
Bovine Poultry	Cheese Raw beef Raw milk Egg	391	102	26.1%	5.4%	L. innocua L. ivanovii L. seeligeri L. welshimeri L. grayi L. murrayi	Addis Ababa	[18]
Bovine Poultry	Egg, meat milk, Pork	711	189	26.6%	4.7%	Other Spp	Addis Ababa	[19]
Bovine	Silage,water, barn,MilkEquipment	200	40	20%	5.5%	L. innocua L. gray, L. ivanovii L. seeligeri L. welshimeri	Haramaya University	[20]
Bovine	Milk and milk product	200	60	30%	5%	L. innocua, L. welshimeri L. seeligeri, L. ivanovii, L. grayi	Bishoftu and Dukem	[21]
Bovine	Milk	247	106	42.9%	1.2%	Listeria Spp	Arsi and E/ Shawa	[22]
Bovine	Milk, Cheese, IceCream, Yoghurt	200	13	6.5%	4%	L. innocua, L. seeligeri	Jimma Town	[23]
Bovine	Beef meat, milk	384	96	25%	6.25%	L. ivanovii, L. innocua L. seeligeri, L. welshimeri, L. grayi L. murrayi	Gondar	[24]
Ovine	Swab samples	873	36	4.1%	4.1%		Addis Ababa	[25]
Human	Blood	141	12	8.5%	8.5%	L. monocytogenes	Mekele	[26]
Bovine	Dairy Milk	407	85	20.88%	8.8%	L. innocua L. seeligeri L. welshimeri L. grayi L. murrayi	Debre –Birhan	[27]
Bovine	Beef meat	450	128	28.4	4.4%	L. ivanovii L.seeligeri L. welshimeri L. innocua L. grayi	Ambo Holeta	[28]
Human	Blood	144	8	5.56%	5.56%		Jima	[29]
Bovine	Milk	240	69	28.75%	7.08%	Listeria spp	Ambo Holeta	[30]
Polled Average		5144	1113	21.6	6.9%

Table 2 Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Listeria Monocytogenes Isolated from Various Sample

Type of Sample	L. monocytogene Resistance%		L. monocytogene Susceptible %		Citation
Pregnant Women Blood	Penicillin G	66.7	Ciprofloxacin	75	[26]
	Clindamycin	66.7	Erythromycin	75
	Amoxicillin	50	Trimethoprim	66.7
	Vancomycin	50	Chloramphenicol	60%
Raw Cow Milk Samples	Nalidixic Acid	100	Vancomycin	100	[30]
	Erythromycin,	88.	Gentamicin	100
	Ampicillin,	23.5	Sulfamethoxazole	100
	Chloramphenicol,	17.65
	Streptomycin,	11.76
	Cefotaxime	5.88
Milk And Milk Products	Oxacillin	100	Gentamycin	100	[37]
	Amoxicillin	90.91	Norfloxacin	100
	Vancomycin	81.82	Chloramphenicol	72.73
	Ampicillin	72.7	Nitrofurantoin	63.64
	Nalidixic Acid	54.5	Tetracycline	63.64
Sheep Meat	Ampicillin	88.9	Tetracycline	77.8	[25]
	Chloramphenicol	88.9
	Ciprofloxacin	77.8
	Penicillin	66.7
	Vancomycin	94.4
	Co-trimoxazole	94.4
	Sulfamethrimethoprim	66.7
	Amoxyclav	100
	Oxacillin	77
	Gentamycin	97.2
	Streptomycin	83.3
Raw Milk	Nalidixic acid	30.5	Cephalothin	100	[27]
	Tetracycline	25	Chloramphenicol	50%
	Chloramphenicol	22.2	Kanamycin	100
	Streptomycin	11.1	Vancomycin	100
			Ampicillin	100
			Gentamicin	80
Blood (Women)	Penicillin a	100	Ampicillin	100	[29]
	Meropenem	100

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