Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium isolated from pigeon droppings (Columba livia) in the external environment close to hospitals

ABSTRACT Background: Domestic pigeons carry pathogens in their droppings, posing a potential public health problem. Methods: The phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistances of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium in the feces of urban pigeons near hospitals with intensive care units...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Henrique Vieira Gartz de Vasconcellos, Kerollyn Fernandes Bernardes Silva, Horácio Montenegro, Camila Botelho Miguel, Polyana Tizioto, Ferdinando Agostinho, Marcelo Costa Araújo, Rosineide Marques Ribas, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Siomar de Castro Soares, Virmondes Rodrigues Júnior, Deivid William da Fonseca Batistão, Carlo José Freire Oliveira, Wellington Francisco Rodrigues
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterococcus faecium
Columbidae
Feces
Drug Resistance
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0353-2021
https://doaj.org/article/da3cb4c9486244fb882394cf6c2e9bd2
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background: Domestic pigeons carry pathogens in their droppings, posing a potential public health problem. Methods: The phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistances of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium in the feces of urban pigeons near hospitals with intensive care units were measured. Results: Twenty-nine samples showed Enterococcus growth, whereas one was positive for S. aureus. The S. aureus isolate was sensitive to the antibiotics tested via antibiogram, however resistance genes were identified. E. faecium isolates showed phenotypic resistance to gentamicin, erythromycin, and ciprofloxacin. Conclusions: Antimicrobial profiles harmful to health were demonstrated in bacterial pathogens isolated from the external environment of hospitals.

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