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. 2018 Nov 27;15(11):671–688. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2018.2501

Table 6.

Comparative Prevalence (%) of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli in Meat and Vegetables (NonSelective Approach; Calculated from Percent Positive Samples and Percent Resistant Isolates)

Antibiotic Retail chicken (n = 250) Retail pork (n = 250) Vegetables (farm+retail, n = 1001)
Amoxicillin–clavulanate 13.65a 2.37b 1.10b
Ampicillin 34.58a 5.90b 1.70c
Piperacillin 23.33a 4.34b 0.40c
Cefaclor 9.30a 2.76b 1.90b
Cefoxitin 2.40 0.78 1.30
Cefuroxime 1.95 0.39 0.80
Imipenem 1.65a 0.00b 0.00b
Gentamicin 1.13a 0.39a,b 0.10b
Streptomycin 23.63a 7.12b 0.30c
Tobramycin 0.00 0.39 0.00
Chloramphenicol 3.60a 1.17a,b 0.50b
Florfenicol 0.00 0.39 0.60
Ciprofloxacin 3.98a 0.39b 0.00b
Enrofloxacin 4.50a 0.39b 0.00b
Colistin 0.00 0.39 0.30
Doxycycline 30.53a 9.46b 0.50c
Sulfamethoxazole—trimethoprim 31.35a 5.51b 0.20c

Different superscripts in a row: values differ significantly in a chi-squared test (Fisher's exact test, if expected values are below 5 per cell).