Enany, M., Ismail, N., El-Demerdash, A., Edarous, N., Tartor, Y. (2025). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Causing Bovine Mastitis in Egypt. test, (), 97-106. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2025.362808.1191
Mohamed El Sayed Enany; Noreen Ibrahim Ismail; Azza Salah Eldin El-Demerdash; Nada Hussin Edarous; Yasmine Hassanin Tartor. "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Causing Bovine Mastitis in Egypt". test, , , 2025, 97-106. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2025.362808.1191
Enany, M., Ismail, N., El-Demerdash, A., Edarous, N., Tartor, Y. (2025). 'Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Causing Bovine Mastitis in Egypt', test, (), pp. 97-106. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2025.362808.1191
Enany, M., Ismail, N., El-Demerdash, A., Edarous, N., Tartor, Y. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Causing Bovine Mastitis in Egypt. test, 2025; (): 97-106. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2025.362808.1191

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Causing Bovine Mastitis in Egypt

Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 30 June 2025
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/scvmj.2025.362808.1191
Authors
Mohamed El Sayed Enany1; Noreen Ibrahim Ismail* 2; Azza Salah Eldin El-Demerdash3; Nada Hussin Edarous1; Yasmine Hassanin Tartor4
1Department of Bacteriology, Immunology, and Mycology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University,Ismalia
2Veterinarian,Veterinary Medicine Directorate, Zagazig, Sharkia.
3Senior Researcher of Microbiology, Animal Health Research Institute, Zagazig.
4Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University,Zagazig
Abstract
Increasing the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine milk, characterized by multidrug resistance (MDR) and the presence of resistance genes, poses significant challenges for mastitis treatment and raises public health concerns. This study investigated the antimicrobial resistance profiles of S. aureus isolates from clinical and subclinical mastitis cases in Egyptian dairy cattle. A total of 480 milk samples (120 cows, one sample per udder quarter) were analyzed. Mastitis was detected in 32.5% (156/480) of samples, with 27 S. aureus isolates recovered. All isolates harbored the mecA gene and exhibited resistance to 8–10 antibiotics, with multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) indices ranging from 0.61 to 0.82. Resistance to erythromycin, oxacillin, and methicillin was universal (100%), while ceftaroline showed the lowest resistance rate at 11.1%. These findings highlight the high risk of MRSA contamination in milk, emphasizing the need for stringent hygiene measures and antimicrobial resistance monitoring in dairy production systems
Keywords
MRSA; MDR; MAR; bovine mastitis; antimicrobial resistance; mecA gene
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