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Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Food – Raw meat

12/2019 to 6/2020 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total number of samples tested 851 1 643 1 347 1 746 1 654 1
Number of samples positive for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales / Number of samples tested for ESBL-producing Enterobacterales 679/851 (79.8%) 119/199 (59.8%) 70/101 (69.3%) 142/224 (63.4%) 131/196 (66.8%)
Number of samples positive for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales / Number of samples tested for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales 81/851 (9.5%) 2 123/584 (21.1%) 75/316 (23.7%) 185/677 (27.3%) 146/583 (25.0%)
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%) 0/746 (0%) 0/654 (0%)
Total number of samples positive for at least one of the above resistant organisms 679 200 121 273 227
1 Samples included raw beef, chicken and pork
2 Number of samples positive for meropenem-resistant Enterobacterales / Number of samples tested for meropenem-resistant Enterobacterales. 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 2024 2025
ESBL-producing Enterobacterales Escherichia coli 656 100 64 120 103
Klebsiella species 219 21 4 24 15
Others 40 36 22 66 63
Total 915 157 90 210 181
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales Escherichia coli 67* 121 85 194 150
Klebsiella species 14* 16 4 25 26
Others 6* 6 2 6 6
Total 87* 143 91 225 182
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus 0 1 0 0 0
*Meropenem-resistant Enterobacterales
Note: One sample may yield more than one type of organism