TABLE 1.
Percentages of resistance of EAEC and ETEC strains to different antimicrobial agents according to three geographical areas
| Antimicrobial agent | % resistant isolates (no.) for: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAEC |
ETEC |
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| Southeast Asia/India (n = 12) | Africa (n = 16) | Latin America (n = 11) | Southeast Asia/India (n = 14) | Africa (n = 18) | Latin America (n = 11) | |
| Cefotaxime | 33.3 (4)a | 6.3 (1)a | 0 (0) | 42.9 (6)a | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Co-trimoxazole | 50(6) | 81.3 (13) | 36.4 (4) | 35.7 (5) | 61.1 (11) | 27.3 (3) |
| Nalidixic acid | 66.7 (8) | 37.5 (6) | 27.3 (3) | 64.3 (9) | 38.9 (7) | 27.3 (3) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 41.7 (5) | 18.8 (3) | 9.1 (1) | 42.9 (6) | 11.1 (2) | 9.1 (1) |
| Azithromycin | 33.3 (4) | 25 (4) | 9.1 (1) | 28.6 (4) | 11.1 (2) | 0 (0) |
a
ESBL-producing strains.