Table 2.
On the WHO’s critically important antimicrobials list (WHO, 2012b) | Antibiotic disk | Concentration | Antibiotic interpretation |
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E. faecalis (n = 6) |
E. gallinarum (n = 2) |
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Sensitive |
Resistant |
Sensitive |
Resistant |
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n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Penicillins | ||||||||||
Critically important | Penicillin | 10 μg | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
Critically important | Ampicillin | 10 μg | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
Glycopeptides | ||||||||||
Critically important | Vancomycin | 30 μg | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Macrolides | ||||||||||
Critically important | Erythromycin | 15 μg | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Tetracyclines | ||||||||||
Highly important | Tetracycline | 30 μg | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Fluoroquinolones | ||||||||||
Critically important | Ciprofloxacin | 5 μg | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Nitrofurantoins | ||||||||||
Important | Nitrofurantoin | 300 μg | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
Phenicols | ||||||||||
Highly important | Chloramphenicol | 30 μg | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Ansamycins | ||||||||||
Critically important | Rifampicin | 5 μg | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Aminoglycosides | ||||||||||
Critically important | Gentamicin | 10 μg | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
Critically important | Streptomycin | 10 μg | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |