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Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Food – Raw meat

12/2019 to 6/2020 2022 2023 1/2024 to 8/2024
Total number of samples tested 8511 6431 3471 4691
Number of samples positive for extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae / Number of samples tested for ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae 679/851 (79.8%) 119/199 (59.8%) 70/101 (69.3%) 89/139 (64.0%)
Number of samples positive for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae / Number of samples tested for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae 81/851 (9.5%)2 123/584 (21.1%) 75/316 (23.7%) 120/417 (28.8%)
Number of samples positive for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus / Number of samples tested for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus 0/851 (0%) 1/643 (0.2%) 0/347 (0%) 0/469 (0%)
Total number of samples positive for at least one of the above resistant organisms 679 200 121 177

1Samples included raw beef, chicken and pork

2Number of samples positive for meropenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae / Number of samples tested for meropenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Genotypic testing not conducted on bacterial isolates during this period.



Breakdown of antimicrobial resistance
Type of resistant organism isolated 12/2019 to 6/2020 2022 2023 1/2024 to 8/2024
ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae Escherichia coli 656 100 64 77
Klebsiella species 219 21 4 16
Others 40 36 22 40
Total 915 157 90 133
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae Escherichia coli 67* 121 85 127
Klebsiella species 14* 16 4 15
Others 6* 6 2 1
Total 87* 143 91 143
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus 0 1 0 0

*Meropenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Note: One sample may yield more than one type of organism