Status of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in species of wild birds: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Wada Y 1 , Ibrahim AB 2 , Umar YA 3 , Afolabi HA 4 , Wada M 5 , Alissa M 6 Show all authors , Al Amri KAS 7 , Al Ibrahim AA 8 , Al Fares MA 9 , Albayat H 10 , AlKhathlan MK 11 , Al Kaabi NA 12 , Al-Subaie MF 13 , Alfaresi M 14 , Alrasheed HA 15 , Rabaan AA 16 , Yean CY 17 , Zaidah AR 18

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810211, Nigeria
  • 2 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810211, Nigeria
  • 3 Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria
  • 4 Department of General Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia
  • 5 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
  • 6 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
  • 7 Infection and Control Department, Armed Forces Hospital, Azaibah 130, Oman
  • 8 Deparment of Pharmacy, Jubail General Hospital, Jubail 35514, Saudi Arabia
  • 9 Department of Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
  • 10 Infectious Disease Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh 7790, Saudi Arabia
  • 11 International programs school, Ministry of education, Dammam 34236, Saudi Arabia
  • 12 College of Medicine and Health Science, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), Abu Dhabi, 51900, United Arab Emirates
  • 13 Research Center, Dr. Sulaiman Alhabib Medical Group, Riyadh 13328, Saudi Arabia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Sulaiman Alhabib Medical Group, Riyadh 13328, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 14 Department of Microbiology, National Reference laboratory, Cleveland clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi 92323, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai 505055, United Arab Emirates
  • 15 Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
  • 16 College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia; Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22610, Pakistan
  • 17 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 18 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia. Electronic address: [email protected]
J Infect Public Health, 2024 Apr 10;17(6):1023-1036.
PMID: 38657438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.04.004

Abstract

Wild birds could be a reservoir of medically relevant microorganisms, particularly multidrug-resistant Enterococcus spp. Resistant bacteria's epidemiology and transmission between animals and humans has grown, and their zoonotic potential cannot be ignored. This is the first study to evaluate the status of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in various wild bird species using meta-analysis and a systematic review. In this study, the pooled prevalence was obtained by analyzing data from published articles on the occurrence of VRE in wild bird species. It's unclear how the antibiotic resistance gene transfer cycle affects wild birds. Google Scholar and PubMed were used to conduct the research. The data and study methodology was assessed and extracted by two reviewers independently, with a third reviewing the results. Heterogeneity between study and publication bias were analyzed using the random effect model. Thirty-eight studies were included in the meta-analysis. 382 out of the 4144 isolates tested, were VRE. The pooled prevalence of VRE among wild birds was estimated at 11.0% (95% CI; 6.9 -17.2%; I2 = 93.204%; P 

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