Comparative meta-analysis of antimicrobial resistance from different food sources along with one health approach in Italy and Thailand

Gunjan; Jasmina Vidic; Marisa Manzano; V Samuel Raj; Ramendra Pati Pandey; Chung-Ming Chang

doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100477

Comparative meta-analysis of antimicrobial resistance from different food sources along with one health approach in Italy and Thailand

One Health. 2022 Dec 22:16:100477. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100477. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Gunjan¹, Jasmina Vidic², Marisa Manzano³, V Samuel Raj¹, Ramendra Pati Pandey¹, Chung-Ming Chang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Drug Design Discovery and Development (C4D), SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonepat 131 029, Haryana, India.
² Université Paris-Saclay, Micalis Institute, INRAE, AgroParisTech, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
³ Department of Agriculture Food Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
⁴ Master & Ph.D. program in Biotechnology Industry, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan, ROC.

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasing worldwide due to overuse, misuse and incomplete treatment of antibiotics. Many countries are facing the excessive issue due to the spreading of AMR not only in humans and animals, but also in water and agri-food sector. Our main aim was to perform a competitive meta-analysis of surveillance-resistant microbes and their antimicrobial superintendence in Italy and Thailand. Data have been collected from reports published for the period 2012-2021. A total of 9507 and 11,753 food samples contained 3905 (41.07%) and 3526 (30%) AMR bacteria in Italy and Thailand, respectively. In Italy, the highest microbial prevalence was β-lactam and tetracycline, while in Thailand mostly isolates showed resistance to cephalosporin and aminoglycoside. Our findings contribute to highlighting the increment of AMR related to different microbes with tendency to become multidrug resistant.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance (AMR); Multi-drug resistant (MDR); One health; Surveillance.