Antimicrobial drug resistance of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infection and raw beef meat in Oum El Bouaghi city of Algeria.

Antimicrobial resistance, especially in Escherichia coli, represents one of the most important human and animal health-threatening issues worldwide. The aim of this study was the characterization and the comparison of Antimicrobial drug resistance of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infection (UTI) and food (raw beef meat) in Oum El Bouaghi city-Algeria. The determination of antibiotics susceptibility pattern was realized by using the agar disk diffusion method, according to the recommendations of the French Society for Microbiology (FSM, 2019). A total, 159 E. coli were obtained from both clinical and food samples, with a frequency of isolation of 100% from raw beef meat and 59% from UTI. ESBL phenotype was detected only in 17% of clinical isolates. Also, the results of this work reveal that there is a highly significant difference in antibiotic resistance between clinical and foodborne isolates except for gentamicin. This high prevalence is a warning sign to adopt new control policies to prevent the further spread of this antimicrobial resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]