Prevalence of Salmonella Enteritidis Infection in Chicken Eggs Collected from Different Poultry Farms in Awka, Anambra State of Nigeria Authors ABANA CHIOMA C Faculty of Biosciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria NWAJIOBI FAVOUR O Faculty of Biosciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria DOI: https://doi.org/10.47504/IJAGRI.2021.5138 Keywords: Salmonella Enteritidis, Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Resistance, Plasmid Abstract This study examined the determination of the prevalence of Salmonella Enteritidis in table eggs circulating in Awka, Anambra State. A total of 400 good-looking, undamaged eggs were randomly selected and bought from different poultry farms in Awka and then, screened for Salmonella Enteritidis. The isolation of Salmonella Enteritidis and antibiotic susceptibility testing of the isolates was done using the standard procedures stated in the bacteriological analytical manual (BAM) of the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI), respectively. Out of 49 (12.3%) isolates positive for Salmonella species, 16 isolates were positive to Salmonella Enteritidis representing 32.7% of the isolated organisms (P>0.05). The prevalence of Salmonella Enteritidis in egg content and eggshell was 32.7% and 0.0% respectively and the difference in their prevalence was not statistically significant (P<0.05). All isolates showed 100% resistance to augmentin and ceftazidime (zone of inhibition <13mm), ceftriaxone, and erythromycin showed 87.5% resistance (zone of inhibition <35mm). 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