Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. recovered from raw chicken meat at abattoirs and retail markets in Jordan

A study in Jordan found that 15.14% of Salmonella isolates were positive for the Salmonella-(invA) gene, indicating resistance to at least one antibiotic. The isolates were highly resistant to ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, sulfafurazole, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin. The AMR profiling revealed that 41.5% of the isolates were multidrug resistant (MDR), with blaTEM resistance genes being prominent. The study highlights the need for strict antibiotic control in poultry to manage MDR Salmonella infections.