Occurrence of Salmonella Spp. and Escherichia coli in Table Eggs in Kaduna and Zaria, Nigeria

摘要

This study was carried out to determine the public health risks posed by table eggs due tocontamination with Salmonella and level of contamination of table eggs with aerobic and coliform bacteria.A total of 3820 pooled egg, 114 cloacal and 140 ovarian follicle samples were tested for Salmonella. Also 100pooled egg samples were analyzed for total aerobic counts, total coliform counts and Escherichia coli. Of the100 pools, 3 were positive for E. coli for which antimicrobial susceptibilities pattern were tested using a panelof 12 antimicrobial agents. There was no significant difference (P 0.05) in the mean total aerobic counts andcoliform counts. There was a negative correlation of the total aerobic and coliform counts (r = -0.028), totalaerobic counts and antibiotics usage (r = -0.05472) as well as correlation of coliform counts and antibiotics use(r = -0.187). The bacterial isolates were resistant to multiple antibiotics.