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December 8, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from healthy chicken droppings

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This study finds high rates of multidrug-resistant E. coli in poultry, indicating urgent need for antibiotic stewardship.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the prevalence and resistance patterns of E. coli in healthy chickens in Kifri City, Iraq.
  • Collected 200 cloacal swab samples from healthy broiler and indigenous chickens.
  • Applied bacteriological methods for E. coli isolation and antibiotic susceptibility testing using Kirby-Bauer method.
  • Conducted molecular detection of resistance genes via PCR.
  • Overall E. coli isolation rate was 60%.
  • Broiler chickens showed 100% resistance to ciprofloxacin, with high rates to other antibiotics.
  • Indigenous chickens had lower resistance, particularly 90% for amoxicillin-clavulanate.
  • PCR identified resistance genes such as blaTEM, qnrS, and sul1 among multidrug-resistant isolates.

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Rahman K. Faraj (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ce4fa91c937236cf9ahttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337055
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