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Table 1 Contamination of livestock meat with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli

From: Zoonotic sources and the spread of antimicrobial resistance from the perspective of low and middle-income countries

Region

Major resistance genes

Year

Country

Samples (n)

Prevalence [% (n/N)]

References

Africa

blaCTX-M-14, blaCTX-M-15

2013

Egypt

Poultry (112)

8.9% (10/112)

[27]

 

Not done

2016

Ethiopia

Beef (88)

6% (5/88)

[126]

 

Not done

2020

Ethiopia

Beef (556)

2.3% (13/556)

[30]

 

blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-14

2011–2012

Gabon

Poultry (60)

23% (14/60)

[29]

 

blaCTX-M-15

2013

Ghana

Poultry (188)

10.6% (20/188)

[34]

 

blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-14, blaCTX-M-15

2015

Ghana

Poultry (200)

23% (46/200)

[33]

 

blaTEM

2019

Ghana

Goat (108), beef (81), sheep (16)

2% (4/205)

[127]

 

blaCTX-M-164

2015

Mozambique

Poultry (99)

17% (17/99)

[35]

 

Not applicable

2009–2014

Nigeria

Poultry (unknown)

0% (0/unknown)

[128]

 

blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-8, blaCTX-M-14, blaTEM-1b, blaSHV-5

2006

Tunisia

Beef (23), poultry (10), sheep (1), fish (4)

29% (11/38)

[32]

 

Not applicable

2004–2005

Tunisia

Sheep (8), poultry (7), beef (4), fish (3), pork (1)

0% (0/23)a

[129]

 

blaCTX-M-1, blaTEM-1b, blaTEM-20

2007

Tunisia

Sheep (28), poultry (26), beef (14), fish (10), horse (1)

13% (10/79)

[31]

 

Not applicable

Before 2009

Tunisia

Poultry (55)

0% (0/55)a

[130]

 

blaCTX-M

Before 2016

Zambia

Poultry (384)

20.1% (77/384)

[28]

South-East Asia

blaCTX-M

2016

Cambodia

Pork (60)

75% (45/60)

[43]

 

blaCTX-M

2016

Cambodia

Poultry (30)

53% (16/30)

[43]

 

blaCTX-M-15

2014–2015

Cambodia

Pork (110)

0% (0/110)

[45]

 

blaCTX-M-15

2014–2015

Cambodia

Poultry (87)

0% (0/87)

[45]

 

blaCTX-M-15

2014–2015

Thailand

Pork (175)

4% (7/175)

[45]

 

blaCTX-M-15

2014–2015

Thailand

Poultry (189)

0% (0/189)

[45]

 

blaTEM, blaSHV, blaCTX-M

2012–2013

Malaysia

Poultry (160)

54% (86/160)

[131]

 

blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV

Before 2022

Pakistan

Poultry and livestock (250)

30% (75/250)

[132]

 

blaTEM

Before 2022

Thailand

Minced meat (150)

52% (78/150)

[133]

 

blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV

2012–2014

Vietnam

Poultry (82)

93% (76/82)

[44]

 

blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV

2012–2014

Vietnam

Pork (92)

35% (32/92)

[44]

 

blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV

2012–2014

Vietnam

Beef (74)

34% (18/74)

[44]

 

blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-9, blaTEM,

2015–2017

Vietnam

Poultry (116)

66% 77/116

[47]

 

blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-9, blaTEM,

2015–2017

Vietnam

Pork (112)

55% (62/112)

[47]

 

blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV

Before 2022

Vietnam

Poultry (60)

90% (54/60)

[46]

Latin America

blaCTX-M-2, blaCTX-M-15

2014

Brazil

Poultry (100)

6% (6/100)

[56]

 

blaCTX-M-2, blaCTX-M-55

2019

Brazil

Poultry (50)

42% (21/50)a

[58]

 

blaCTX-M-2, blaCTX-M-55

2019

Brazil

Pork (50)

12% (6/50)

[58]

 

blaCTX-M-2, blaCTX-M-8, blaCTX-M-14, blaCTX-M-55

2018–2019

Brazil

Lamb (25)

56% (14/25)

[134]

 

blaCTX-M-3, blaCTX-M-55

2017–2018

Ecuador

Poultry (335)

72.8% (244/335)a

[57]

  1. This table focuses on pathogens isolated from meat. It is anticipated that faecal samples from livestock would yield similar levels of colonization with ESBL-E. coli
  2. aDeduced from third generation cephalosporin resistance