Evaluation of the effectiveness of some essential oils against zoonotic methicillin-resistant isolated from dairy products and humans.

Objective: () is a zooanthroponotic, nosocomial, and community-associated pathogen that threatens livestock management and even public health. The goal of this investigation was to clarify the role of in zoonotic illnesses. Besides that, a novel trial was conducted in the current Egyptian study using oil extracts such as cactus oil, tea oil, geranium oil, and thyme oil to demonstrate the susceptibility of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) isolates to these organic oils in response to the alarming global concern regarding the decreased susceptibility of to known antibiotics, which exacerbates control and treatment protocols.

Occurrence of virulent and antibiotic-resistant Shiga toxin-producing in some food products and human stool in Egypt.

Aim: Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) represent a severe public health issue worldwide, causing life-threatening diseases in the human gastrointestinal tract. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of virulent and antibiotic-resistant STEC in retail meat and milk products and human stool samples and to characterize the genes encoding for virulence and antibiotic resistance among the identified STEC isolates.

Materials And Methods: A total of 260 food samples were randomly collected from retail markets in different localities of El Giza Governorate, Egypt.