Drug Resistance Pattern of Salmonella Isolated from Poultry dropping in Khartoum North

Abstract

Two hundred dropping samples were collected from ten poultry farms throughout Khartoum North. The samples were investigated for the presence of Salmonella. Sixty four Salmonella isolates were obtained and confirmed by biochemical tests, these were 7 isolates of Salmonella arizonea, 10 isolates of Salmonella choleraesuis, 18 isolates of Salmonella gallinarum, 23 isolates of Salmonella pullorum and 6 isolates of Salmonella typhi. The results of sensitivity test reflected high antibiotic resistance. Salmonella isolates varied in their sensitivity from one antibiotic to another.