en تخصصي Special Original article Original article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Background: </strong>Kebab is one of the popular ready-to-eat foods in Indonesia and sold as a street food. The purpose of this study was to determine occurrence and antibiotic resistance of <em>Escherichia coli</em> in street-vended kebab in Dramaga, Bogor, Indonesia.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong> Totally, 43 samples of kebab meat were collected from street food kebab vendors. Examinations on Total Plate Count (TPC), and total <em>E. coli</em> using Most Probable Number (MPN) method were referred to the Indonesia National Standard. The antibiotic resistance test was carried out using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> The mean of TPC in kebab samples was 5.3 log₁₀ Colony Forming Unit (CFU)/g. Based on TPC, 13 out of 43 (30.2%) of kebab samples did not comply with the Indonesia National Standard with maximum acceptable level of 5 log₁₀ CFU/g. <em>E. coli</em> was identified in 5 out of 43 samples (11.6%) with mean of 39.2 MPN/g ranged from 7.4 to 150 MPN/g which were higher than standard level (0.5 log₁₀ CFU/g). Four out of 5<em> E. coli</em> isolated from kebab samples were resistant to gentamycin. All <em>E. coli</em> isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin/clavulanate and chloramphenicol.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The occurrence of antibiotic resistant <em>E. coli</em> in ready-to-eat kebab in this area of Indonesia could cause the health problem in consumers. The local government should conduct the monitoring and surveillance on the occurrence of pathogens and the antibiotic resistance in food chain.&nbsp;<br> <br> <strong>DOI:</strong> 10.18502/jfqhc.7.4.4845</span></span></div> Escherichia coli, Bacterial Load, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Meat Products, Fast Foods, Indonesia 175 180 http://jfqhc.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1018-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 D.W. Lukman dennylukman@apps.ipb.ac.id 0000-0002-0527-4540 Yes Department of Infectious Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, IPB University, Indonesia D.Y. Sari No Directorate of Veterinary Public Health, Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia H. Pisestyani No Department of Infectious Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, IPB University, Indonesia