Table 2.
Antibiotic-resistant Arcobacter spp. isolated from commercial and smallholder farm animals in Ghana and Tanzania
| Antibiotic | Resistance rate in % (n) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial farm | Smallholder farm | Total | ||||
| Ghana (N = 83) | Tanzania (N = 12) | Ghana (N = 28) | Tanzania (N = 9) | Ghana (N = 111) | Tanzania (N = 21) | |
| Penicillin | 100 (83) | 100 (12) | 100 (28) | 100 (9) | 100 (111) | 100 (21) |
| Ampicillin | 100 (83) | 100 (12) | 100 (28) | 100 (9) | 100 (111) | 100 (21) |
| Chloramphenicol | 100 (83) | 100 (12) | 100 (28) | 100 (9) | 100 (111) | 100 (21) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 39.8 (33) | 58.3 (7) | 3.6 (1) | 22.2 (2) | 30.6 (34) | 42.9 (9) |
| Streptomycin | 26.5 (22) | 16.7 (2) | 7.1 (2) | 0 (0) | 21.6 (24) | 9.5 (2) |
| Erythromycin | 8.4 (7) | 50 (6) | 21.4 (6) | 11.1 (1) | 11.7 (13) | 33.3 (7) |
| Tetracycline | 15.7 (13) | 41.7 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11.7 (13) | 23.8 (5) |
| Kanamycin | 12.0 (10) | 8.3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9.0 (10) | 4.7 (1) |
n number positive and N total samples collected