Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Isolated from Poultry Farms in Lagos Nigeria - A Pilot Study.

and are among the leading causes of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide, particularly in Africa. Poultry remains a major source of species and a vector of transmission to humans. This pilot study was aimed at isolating and determining the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of spp. from fresh poultry droppings collected from poultry farms in Lagos State, Nigeria. Susceptibility was assessed using the CLSI standards. Standard microbiological methods were used in isolation, identification, and characterization of spp. Isolates were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing by the disk diffusion method. Of the 150 poultry droppings analyzed, 8 (5.3%) harbored All isolates proved to be since they were all negative for the gene. A percentage of 100% showed resistance to nalidixic acid, chloramphenicol, cloxacillin, and streptomycin. While 87.5% were susceptible to amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, 62.5% were susceptible to tetracycline. Surprisingly, 62.5% of had decreased (intermediate) susceptibility to erythromycin. Although there was a low prevalence of from poultry in this study, the presence of antibiotic resistant strains circulating the food chain could result in treatment failures and difficulty in case management if involved in infections of humans.