Abstract:
Background: Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen that can be found in both hospital and community settings. If the internal tissue or blood stream is exposed to it, it might result in serious illnesses. The ability of some strains to produce a highly heat-stable protein toxin that also causes sickness in people. Objective: In order to assess the related risk factors and to limit the available treatments for Staphylococcus aureus infection, our intention was to quantify the prevalence of mastitis brought on by this bacteria. Method: The California Mastitis Test (CMT) and antibiotic susceptibility testing were used to examine 54 lactating cows from 42 market-oriented small-holder dairy farms for signs of mastitis. S. aureus was cultured from a total of 54 milk samples that were collected from individuals in various age groups, housing systems, and geographic locations. Results: A total of 23 cows (46.7%) had mastitis, with 10% and 36.7% of them exhibiting clinical and subclinical symptoms, respectively. Bovine mastitis was more likely to occur in cattle above the age of six (95%), who were housed in mud (63.6%), and who were at the location stage of more than six months (45.7%). The findings of Chloramphenicol (100%) and gentamycin (91.7%), kanamycin (88.9%), and streptomycin (86.1%) were the antibiotics that S. aureus was most susceptible to, according to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. As opposed to this, isolates exhibited high resistance to penicillin (94.4%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (58.3%), and amoxicillin (36.1%). Conclusion: This study confirms the significance of Staphylococcus aureus as a mastitis-causing bacterium, and it is stated that care coordination between team members should be improved so that milkmen are educated on proper hand hygiene to minimize infection transmission to others.
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8-8
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on Global Science Technology and Management Conference, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
prevalence
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Mastitis
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Risk factor
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antimicrobial susceptibility test