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<p>The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and diversity of <italic>Enterococcus</italic> spp. and antibiotic-resistant <italic>Enterococcus faecalis</italic> and <italic>Enterococcus faecium</italic> isolates in different foods worldwide. This study used meta-analytical methods. Besides, Web of Science (n= 705), Medline (n= 6), and Scopus (n= 1338) were searched for studies in the years 1995–2021 using related keywords. Results showed that the pooled prevalence for <italic>Enterococcus</italic> spp. and antibiotic-resistance of <italic>E. faecalis</italic> and <italic>E. faecium</italic> isolates were 0.41 (95% C.I. 0.34–0.47), 0.25 (95% C.I. 0.13–0.38), respectively. According to the results of the subgroup analysis, the lowest and highest prevalence of <italic>Enterococcus</italic> spp. in food types were calculated for red meat (0.56), and fermented foods (0.29). Also, as a result of subgroup analyses by country the highest prevalence of <italic>Enterococcus</italic> spp. was calculated in studies conducted in Slovakia (0.74). In contrast, the lowest prevalence was calculated in studies conducted in Georgia (0.07). The meta-analyses improved our understanding of the prevalence of <italic>Enterococcus</italic> spp. and the antibiotic resistance of <italic>E. faecalis</italic> and <italic>E. faecium</italic> isolates in different foods and provided results that can be useful as input for quantitative microbiological risk evaluation modeling.</p>
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and diversity of Enterococcus spp. and antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolates in different foods worldwide. This study used meta-analytical methods. Besides, Web of Science (n= 705), Medline (n= 6), and Scopus (n= 1338) were searched for studies in the years 1995–2021 using related keywords. Results showed that the pooled prevalence for Enterococcus spp. and antibiotic-resistance of E. faecalis and E. faecium isolates were 0.41 (95% C.I. 0.34–0.47), 0.25 (95% C.I. 0.13–0.38), respectively. According to the results of the subgroup analysis, the lowest and highest prevalence of Enterococcus spp. in food types were calculated for red meat (0.56), and fermented foods (0.29). Also, as a result of subgroup analyses by country the highest prevalence of Enterococcus spp. was calculated in studies conducted in Slovakia (0.74). In contrast, the lowest prevalence was calculated in studies conducted in Georgia (0.07). The meta-analyses improved our understanding of the prevalence of Enterococcus spp. and the antibiotic resistance of E. faecalis and E. faecium isolates in different foods and provided results that can be useful as input for quantitative microbiological risk evaluation modeling.

Meta-Analysis of the Global Prevalence of <italic>Enterococcus</italic> spp. in Foods: Antibiotic Resistance Profile of <italic>Enterococcus faecalis</italic> and <italic>Enterococcus faecium</italic>

Department of Biometrics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Annals of Animal Science

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and diversity of Enterococcus spp. and antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus...

Meta-Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Enterococcus spp. in Foods: Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

Publié en ligne: 27 janv. 2023

Pages: 107 - 120

Reçu: 23 févr. 2022

Accepté: 09 sept. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0067

Mots clés
antimicrobial resistance, food, meta-analysis, prevalence

© 2022 Mukaddes Barel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Meta-Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Enterococcus spp. in Foods: Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

Publié en ligne: 27 janv. 2023

Pages: 107 - 120

Reçu: 23 févr. 2022

Accepté: 09 sept. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0067

Mots clésantimicrobial resistance, food, meta-analysis, prevalence

© 2022 Mukaddes Barel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
antimicrobial resistance, food, meta-analysis, prevalence