ArticlePloS one2019
Inappropriate usage of selected antimicrobials: Comparative residue proportions in rural and urban beef in Uganda.
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- Antibiotic residues and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacteria isolated from beef at Ruti Rufura Slaughterhouse, southwestern Uganda.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Multidrug Resistance in Bacterial Isolates from Clinical Samples Submitted to a National Veterinary Diagnostic Facility in Uganda (2014-2020): A Retrospective Analysis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Antibiotic residues correlate with antibiotic resistance of Salmonella typhimurium isolated from edible chicken meat.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- National-Level Consumption of Antimicrobials in the Veterinary Sector in Uganda: A Report on Analysis of Import Data for 2021.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Expiry of veterinary medicines in supply outlets in Central Uganda: prevalence, management and associated factors.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Addressing antimicrobial resistance by improving access and quality of care-A review of the literature from East Africa.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Review
- A retrospective analysis of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenicInternational journal of veterinary science and medicine · 2021Article
- Antimicrobial Residues in Food from Animal Origin-A Review of the Literature Focusing on Products Collected in Stores and Markets Worldwide.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Antibiotic resistance profiles and population structure of disease-associatedMicrobiology (Reading, England) · 2021Article
- Data on antimicrobial use in livestock: Lessons from Uganda.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2020Article
- Genetic diversity and risk factors for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance across human, animals and environmental compartments in East Africa: a review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2020Review
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Abstract
introductionIn most developing countries like Uganda, antimicrobials including β-lactams and tetracyclines are used indiscriminately in livestock. When livestock get sick and treatment is necessary, some producers and veterinarians use these drugs with minimal controls to prevent residues from occurring in the beef sent to markets. This study was done to determine the presence of drug residues above acceptable limits of two commonly used antimicrobials in Uganda's rural and urban beef.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted of 134 cattle carcasses from eight different slaughter slabs over twelve weeks. This study entailed 81 samples of rural and 53 samples of urban origin. To enable detailed analysis these samples were categorized according to age (maturity), breed, and sex. For each of the 134 carcasses, three samples of liver, kidney and muscle were taken and homogeneously mixed into one sample, which was tested for β-lactam and tetracycline drug residues.
resultsThe results were statistically significant for β-lactam levels (χ2 = 22.10, df = 10, p = 0.0146) with average concentration (μg/kg) of 2.93:29.3 (rural: urban), though not for tetracycline levels (χ2 = 3.594, df = 10, P = 0.9638) with average concentration (μg/kg) of 5.028:12.83 (rural: urban). Age (maturity) had significant effect at all values of antibiotic level (F(1, 68) = 5.06, p = 0.0278). Age effect was extremely significant (F(1, 68) = 15.51, p = 0.0002).
conclusionA significant difference existed in drug residue proportions of β-lactam and tetracycline antimicrobials among Uganda's rural and urban beef. A significant difference also occured in drug residue proportions of these two commonly used antimicrobials related to age (maturity), but neither breed, nor sex, of Uganda's rural and urban beef.
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