Antimicrobial resistance profiles in indicator and zoonotic bacteria isolated from faeces of healthy animals without clinical signs of the following species: bovine, equine, ovine, porcine, layer hens, and canine, were studied. The chosen antimicrobials are frequently used in veterinary and human medicine. The agar diffusion was the method used. The obtained results of 240 Escherichia coli, 189 Enterococcus spp., 11 Campylobacter spp. and 2 Salmonella Gaminara (16:d:1,7) showed a greater percentage of resistance and multiresistance in intensive breeding animals, porcine and layer hens. The observed resistance to ampicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and nalidixic acid in E. coli coincides with the antimicrobials most commonly used on animal farms, the same as tetracycline and erythromycin in Enterococcus spp. The strains of Salmonella Gaminara (16:d:1,7) were susceptible to the antimicrobials tested. In Campylobacter spp. the scarce number of isolates hindered an adequate interpretation of the results. Owing to the lack of data in our country on antimicrobial resistance in indicator and zoonotic bacteria in domestic animals, we consider that the obtained values could be used as a starting point for a future monitoring program.

El objetivo del trabajo fue establecer el comportamiento de aislamientos de E. coli resistentes a cefotaxima (CTX) y/o colistina, obtenidos de materia fecal de cerdos de la República Argentina, frente a antimicrobianos de importancia crítica para la salud pública. En 2018, se procesaron 56 muestras de 11 granjas localizadas en las provincias de Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe y San Luis. Se obtuvieron 31 aislamientos resistentes a cefotaxima, 21 a colistina y 23 a ambos antimicrobianos. El 69 % de los aislamientos fue resistente a ácido nalidíxico y el 37,3 % a ciprofloxacina, antimicrobianos de máxima prioridad. No se aislaron E. coli resistentes a carbapenemes. Setenta y tres aislamientos se comportaron como multirresistentes, de los cuales el 50 % mostró resistencia frente a seis o siete grupos de antimicrobianos. La resistencia a cefalosporinas de tercera generación se relacionó principalmente con el gen CTX-M, particularmente con CTX-M-8/25, mientras que la resistencia a colistina se asoció con el gen mcr-1. De los resultados se desprende que existen cerdos en la República Argentina que portan E. coli con resistencia a múltiples antimicrobianos, incluyendo los de importancia crítica para medicina humana y veterinaria. Otros estudios complementarios permitirán determinar los clones de E. coli productores de ß-lactamasas de espectro extendido circulantes en granjas porcinas y su implicancia sobre la salud pública.

The aim of this communication was to establish if Enterobacterales associated with gulls in Argentina harbored antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. We analyzed cloacal swabs in two contrasting areas: Ensenada, Buenos Aires province (26 Larus dominicanus and 22 Chroicocephalus maculipennis) and Puerto Madryn, Chubut province (20 L. dominicanus). In Ensenada, bla CTX-M and mcr-1 genes, were isolated from both gull species, whereas in the Puerto Madryn, only bla CTX-M gene was found. We report for the first time C. maculipennis as carrier of AMR. The finding of AMR in wildlife constitutes a useful tool in evaluating the anthropogenic impact on environmental health.

Between June and September 2023, a total of 80 meat samples from pork and chicken meat were collected from 16 retail markets in La Plata, Argentina. Eighty-four highest priority critically important antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli and two Salmonella spp. were isolated. Resistance to ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime was observed in 65 and 49 E. coli isolates, respectively. Seventy-five E. coli isolates were multidrug resistant. Fourteen E. coli isolates from chicken meat showed resistance to three of the HPCIA. Resistance to third-generation cephalosporin was associated with bla_CTX-M. It is 15 times more likely to find HPCIA-resistant E. coli in chicken meat than in pork.