Table 3.
Antimicrobial resistance of the Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA chicken and turkey isolates against 16 different antimicrobials.
| Antimicrobial Resistance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic | Chicken | Turkey | Poultry | |||
| S. aureus * np/n (%) | MRSA np/n (%) | S. aureus np/n (%) | MRSA np/n (%) | S. aureus np/n (%) | MRSA np/n (%) | |
| azithromycin | 33/101 (32.7) | 12/12 (100) | 42/67 (62.7) | 0/0 (0) | 75/168 (44.6) | 12/12 (100) |
| ciprofloxacin | 22/101 (21.8) | 4/12 (33.3) | 32/67 (47.8) | 0/0 (0) | 54/168 (32.1) | 4/12 (33.3) |
| gentamicin | 20/101 (19.8) | 12/12 (100) | 23/67 (34.3) | 0/0 (0) | 43/168 (25.6) | 0/12 (0) |
| oxacillin | 22/101 (21.8) | 12/12 (100) | 58/67 (86.6) | 0/0 (0) | 80/168 (47.6) | 12/12 (100) |
| cefoxitin | 15/101 (14.9) | 12/12 (100) | 37/67 (55.2) | 0/0 (0) | 52/168 (31.0) | 12/12 (100) |
| tetracycline | 54/101 (53.5) | 0/12 (0) | 67/67 (100) | 0/0 (0) | 121/168 (72.0) | 0/12 (0) |
| vancomycin | 26/101 (25.7) | 0/12 (0) | 35/67 (52.2) | 0/0 (0) | 61/168 (36.3) | 0/12 (0) |
| doxycycline | 43/101 (42.6) | 0/12 (0) | 62/67 (92.5) | 0/0 (0) | 105/168 (62.5) | 0/12 (0) |
| trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 8/101 (7.9) | 11/12 (91.7) | 5/67 (7.5) | 0/0 (0) | 13/168 (7.7) | 11/12 (91.7) |
| clindamycin | 29/101 (28.7) | 7/12 (58.3) | 6/67 (8.9) | 0/0 (0) | 35/168 (20.8) | 7/12 (58.3) |
| penicillin | 53/101 (52.5) | 12/12 (100) | 66/67 (98.5) | 0/0 (0) | 119/168 (70.8) | 12/12 (100) |
| ampicillin | 92/101 (91.1) | 12/12 (100) | 67/67 (100) | 0/0 (0) | 159/168 (94.6) | 12/12 (100) |
| kanamycin | 26/101 (25.7) | 11/12 (91.7) | 19/67 (28.4) | 0/0 (0) | 45/168 (26.8) | 11/12 (91.7) |
| erythromycin | 33/101 (32.7) | 12/12 (100) | 42/67 (62.7) | 0/0 (0) | 75/168 (44.6) | 12/12 (100) |
| rifampin | 10/101 (9.9) | 0/12 (0) | 15/67 (22.4) | 0/0 (0) | 25/168 (14.9) | 0/12 (0) |
| chloramphenicol | 3/101 (2.97) | 0/12 (0) | 6/67 (8.9) | 0/0 (0) | 9/168 (5.4) | 0/12 (0) |
* np: Number of positive isolates, n: Number of isolates collected.