TABLE 2.
Species distribution of erythromycin-resistant enterococci isolated from swine
| Farm (n) | No. of erythromycin-resistant isolates (%)a
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. avium | E. casseliflavus | E. durans | E. hirae | E. faecalis | E. faecium | Enterococcus species | |
| A (124) | 3 (2.4) | 4 (3.2) | 67 (54.0) | 7 (5.6) | 32 (25.8) | 9 (7.3) | 2 (1.6) |
| B (80) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 7 (8.8) | 1 (1.3) | 52 (65.0) | 13 (16.3) | 6 (7.5) |
| C (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 (0) |
a
Percent erythromycin-resistant isolates by species resistance was calculated by dividing the number of erythromycin-resistant isolates per species by the total number of erythromycin isolates per farm.