Table 4.
Antibiotic resistance profiles of selected isolates recovered from Poultry, Equine, Human, and Environmental Samples.
| Class | Antibiotics* | No. of resistant K. pneumoniae isolates (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry n = 6 (%) |
Equine n = 4 (%) |
Water n = 3(%) |
Wild Birds n = 3 (%) |
Human n = 2(%) |
Total n = 18 (%) |
||
| Aminoglycosides | GEN | 4 (66.6) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (50) | 9 (50.0) |
| Penicillins | AMP | 5 (83.8) | 4 (100) | 2 (66.6) | 3 (100) | 1 (50) | 15 (83.3) |
| AMC | 5 (83.8) | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.6) | 0 (0) | 10 (55.5) | |
| Macrolides | ERY | 3 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (50) | 8 (44.4) |
| AZM | 4 (66.6) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 11 (61.1) | |
| Cephalosporins | CTX | 4 (66.6) | 3 (75.0) | 2 (66.6) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (50) | 12 (66.6) |
| CAZ | 3 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (50) | 6 (33.3) | |
| Quinolones | NAL | 2 (33.3) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (50) | 5 (27.7) |
| CIP | 2 (33.3) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 4 (22.2) | |
| NOR | 4 (66.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 6 (33.3) | |
| Amphenicols | CHL | 3 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 6 (33.3) |
| Tetracycline | TET | 5 (83.8) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (100) | 1 (50) | 13 (72.2) |
| Cephems | CT | 5 (83.8) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (50) | 11 (61.1) |
| Lincosamides | CLN | 3 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (50) | 8 (44.4) |
GEN gentamycin, AMP ampicillin, AMC amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ERY erythromycin, AZM azithroyn, CTX cefotaxime, CAZ ceftazidime, NAL nalidixic acid, CIP ciprofloxacin, NOR norfloxacin, CHL chloramphenicol, TET tetracycline, CT ceftazidime, CLN clindamycin.