Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus spp. In orange orchards in thailand
Issued Date
2022-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
16617827
eISSN
16604601
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85121704574
Pubmed ID
35010506
Journal Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
1
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.19 No.1 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Rattanapunya S., Deethae A., Woskie S., Kongthip P., Matthews K.R. Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus spp. In orange orchards in thailand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol.19 No.1 (2022). doi:10.3390/ijerph19010246 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/84759
Title
Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus spp. In orange orchards in thailand
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Abstract
Background: The widespread indiscriminate application of antibiotics to food crops to control plant disease represents a potential human health risk. In this study, the presence of antibiotic-resistant staphylococci associated with workers and orange orchard environments was determined. A total of 20 orchards (orange and other fruits) were enrolled in the study. Trees in the orange orchards were treated with ampicillin on a pre-determined schedule. Environmental samples (n = 60) included soil, water, and oranges; 152 hand and nasal samples were collected from 76 healthy workers. Antibiotic susceptibility profiles were determined for all staphylococcal isolates. Results: This investigation revealed that of the total Staphylococcus spp. recovered from the orange orchard, 30% (3/10) were resistant to erythromycin, 20% (2/10) were resistant to ampicillin, and 20% (2/10) resistant to both erythromycin and ampicillin. Conclusion: The application of antibiotics to orange trees in open production environments to halt the spread of bacterial disease presents risks to the environment and creates health concerns for Thai farmers using those agents. ARB on crops such as oranges may enter the global food supply and adversely affect public health.