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. 2017 Aug 10;4:126. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00126

Table 6.

Summary of results of 7 phenotypic studies on antimicrobial resistance of S. Ornitobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) and B. avium from poultry.

Study Reference (country) Year of study No. isolates (host type) Testing method Interpretation Phenotypic resistance
(A) Summary of prevalence of phenotypic resistance of ORT from poultry
1 (76) (Hungary) 2009–2013 36 (turkeys, chickens, pigeons) Disk diffusiona, broth micro dilution, for AMX, DOX, and ERYa CLSI M31-S1 (2004), CLSI M100-S21 (2011) PEN (30.0% R; 46.7% I), AMP (40.0% R; 23.3% I), AMX (40.0% R; 23.3% I), CEF (63.3% R; 0% I), CN (100% R; 0% I), SPC (0% R; 0% I), C (0% R; 0% I), OTC (20.0% R; 20.0% I), DOX (30.0% R; 16.5% I), ERY (66.7% R; 3.3% I), LCM (70.0% R; 0% I), TIM (13.3% R; 0% I), SUL (60.0% R; 30.0% I), SXT (25.0% R; 33.3% I), NA (100% R), CIP (0% R; 70.0% I), ENR (16.7% R; 63.3% I), COL (76.7% R; 13.3% I)

2 (77) (United States) 1996–2002 124 (turkeys) Disk diffusion NCCLS M31-A2 (2002) PEN (33.9%), AMP (11.3%), CEF (50.0%), CN (86.3%), ERY (0.8%), SPC (18.2%), TE (21.0%), SDM (99.2%), SCP (40.0%), SXT (96.8%), ENR (50.0%), CLD (0%)

3 (75) (Belgium) 1995–1998 45 (broilers) Broth dilutiona Resistant strains had MICs over three two-fold dilution steps compared with reference strains AMP (100%), CEF (100%), TYL (97.8%), TIM (95.5%), LCM (100%), DOX (80.0%), TIA (0%), SPI (95.5%), ENR (95.6%), FLM (93.3%)

4 (74) (Netherlands) 1996–1999 395 (broilers) Agar dilution; Agar gel diffusion test; E-testb Provided by the manufacturer AMX (63.2%), TE (60.9%), SXT (89.3%), ENR (91.6%)

(B) Summary of prevalence of phenotypic resistance of B. avium from poultry
1 (34) (United States) 1998–2002 4 (turkeys) Disk diffusion CLSI M31-A2 (2002) AMP (0%), CN (0%), NEO (0%), TE (0%), SXT (0%), ERY (100% R)

2 (76) (Hungary, Germany) 1985–2012 13 (turkeys), 2 (chickens), 1 (duck), 1 (goose), 1 (partridge), 1 (unknown) Disk diffusiona, broth microdilutiona CLSI M31-A2 (2002) PEN (52.6% R; 47.4% I), AMP (0% R; 47.3% I), AMX (0% R; 15.8% I), CEF (100%), CN (0% R; 0% I), SPC (0% R; 0% I), ERY (57.9% R; 32.1% I), LCM (100% R), TIM (5.2% R; 0% I), C (0% R; 73.7% I), DOX (0% R; 0% I), OTC (0% R; 10.5% I), SUL (0% R; 0% I), SXT (15.8% R; 0% I), CIP (0% R; 31.6% I), NA (26.3% R; 47.4% I), ENR (15.8% R; 84.2% I), COL (0% R; 0% I)

3 (85) (United States) Before 2011 12 (turkeys) Broth microdilution Levels of resistance defined in relation to the maximum dose for each antimicrobial CTX (16.7% R; 0% I), CRO (8.3% R; 41.7% I), IMP (8.3% R; 0% I), TIC (8.3% R; 16.7% I), CAB (8.3% R; 0% I), AMP/SBM (0% R; 58.3% I), TIC/CA (0% R; 8.3% I), ATM (83.3% R; 16.7% I), TOB (8.3% R; 0% I), C (0% R; 25.5% I), TE (16.7% R; 0% I), SXT (25.0% R; 0% I), SSZ (41.7% R; 0% I), CIP (0% R; 33.0% I), LOM (8.3% R; 25.0% I), LEV (0% R; 8.3% I)

CLSI, Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute; NCCLS, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards; AMP, ampicillin; AMP/SBM, ampicillin–sulbactam; AMX, amoxicillin; ATM, aztreonam; C, chloramphenicol; CAB, carbenicillin; CEF, ceftiofur; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CN, gentamicin; CLD, clindamycin; COL, colistin; CTX, cefotaxime; CRO, ceftriaxone; DOX, doxycycline; IMP, imipenem; ENR, enrofloxacin; ERY, erythromycin; FLM, flumequine; LCM, lincomycin; LEV, levofloxacin; LOM, lomefloxacin; NA, nalidixic acid; NEO, neomycin; OTC, oxytetracycline; PEN, penicillin; SBM, sulbactam; SCP, sulfachloropyridazine; SPC, spectinomycin; SUL, sulfonamide (unspecified); SPI, spiramycin; SXT, co-trimoxazole; SSZ, sulfisoxazole; SUL, sulfonamides (unspecified type); TIC, ticarcillin; TOB, tobramycin; TE, tetracycline; TIA, tiamulin; TIM, tilmicosin; TYL, tylosin.

aDisk concentrations given; MIC distribution reported; disk concentrations reported.

bMICs provided for multi-resistant strains.