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. 2023 Mar 14;11(2):e04251-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04251-22

TABLE 2.

Comparison of residual concentrations of antimicrobials in fertilizer samples of different originsa

Antibiotic Chicken feces origin (n = 34)
Pig feces origin (n = 27)
Dairy feces origin (n = 18)
Plant waste origin (n = 15)
Total (n = 94)
Detection rate (%) Concn range (μg/kg) Mean (μg/kg) Detection rate (%) Concn range (μg/kg) Mean (μg/kg) Detection rate (%) Concn range (μg/kg) Mean (μg/kg) Detection rate (%) Concn range (μg/kg) Mean (μg/kg) Detection rate (%) Concn range (μg/kg) Mean (μg/kg)
Sulfonamides 8.82 7.90–11.07 8.43 3.70 5.76 5.76 5.56 5.03 5.03 6.67 3.18 3.18 6.38 3.18–11.07 6.55
 Sulfadiazine 0 0 5.56 5.03 5.03 0 1.06 5.03 5.03
 Sulfamethoxazole 0 0 0 0 0
 Sulfamethazine 0 0 0 0 0
 Sulfamonomethoxine 0 0 0 0 0
 Sulfaquinoxaline 8.82 7.90–11.07 8.43 3.70 5.76 5.76 0 6.67 3.18 3.18 5.32 3.18–11.07 6.85
Fluoroquinolones 11.76 29.54–494.56 186.16 14.81 11.47–114.36 47.87 11.11 27.64–212.48 120.06 6.67 4.99 4.99 12.77 4.99–480.7 98.44
 Enrofloxacin 0 0 0 0 0
 Ciprofloxacin 8.82 13.86–118.46 53.95 7.41 11.47–11.93 11.70 5.56 27.64 27.64 6.67 4.99 4.99 7.45 4.99–118.46 31.13
 Danofloxacin 5.88 102.09–480.70 291.40 7.41 53.7–114.36 84.03 5.56 212.48 212.48 0 5.32 53.7–480.7 192.67
 Sarafloxacin 0 0 0 0 0
Macrolides 26.47 7.36–8.93 8.33 7.41 8.74–8.85 8.80 22.22 7.40–8.73 8.25 13.33 1.93–2.07 2 18.09 1.93–8.93 7.62
 Azithromycin 20.59 8.36–8.93 8.55 7.41 8.74–8.85 8.80 16.67 8.38–8.73 8.54 6.67 1.93 1.93 13.83 1.93–8.93 8.08
 Tilmicosin 5.88 7.36–7.72 7.54 0 5.56 7.40 7.40 6.67 2.07 2.07 4.26 2.07–7.72 6.14
 Tylosin 0 0 0 0 0
Tetracyclines 14.71 15.01–259.31 61.15 18.52 16.96–79.41 52.81 5.56 22.29 22.29 0 13.83 8.51–137.87 45.55
 Tetracycline 0 0 0 0 0
 Oxytetracycline 8.82 15.01–137.87 56.21 11.11 16.96–44.2 28.09 5.56 13.78 13.78 0 7.45 13.78–137.87 38.1
 Chlortetracycline 5.88 15.68–121.44 68.56 3.70 56.31 56.31 5.56 8.51 8.51 0 4.26 8.51–121.44 50.49
 Doxycycline 0 7.41 59.32–64.16 61.74 0 0 2.13 59.32–64.16 61.74
Amphenicols 0 3.70 44.46 44.46 0 0 1.06 44.46 44.46
 Thiamphenicol 0 3.70 44.46 44.46 0 0 1.06 44.46 44.46
 Florfenicol 0 0 0 0 0
a

The mean is the average value of the detected concentrations of antimicrobials.