β-Lactamase Producing Encoding and Genes in Chicken Carcasses from Egypt.

with multidrug resistance and β-lactamase genes may constitute a great public health hazard due to the potential for their transmission to humans through the food chain. This study determined the prevalence, antibiotic resistance profiles, phylogroups, and β-lactamase genes of isolates from chicken carcasses marketed in Mansoura, Egypt. Interestingly, was detected in 98% (98/100) of the chicken carcasses examined, which seemed among the highest contamination rates by worldwide.