Table 2. Geographical distribution of the antibiotic resistant isolates in Quebec.
Regiona | NE | SE | SW | NW | Quebec as a whole | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of isolates | 16 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 86 | |
Plasmid found in the isolates | pSN254b | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
pAsa4-like | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
pAsa4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
pAB5S9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
pRAS3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
pAsa8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Number of antibiotic-resistant isolates | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 28 | |
% of resistant isolatesb | 0 [0.00, 0.11] | 45 [0.20, 0.73] | 43 [0.20, 0.68] | 38 [0.25, 0.52] | 33 [0.23, 0.43] |
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bThe binomial 95% confidence interval (Jeffreys method) is indicated between brackets.