Table 2.
Odds ratio and 95% CI comparing phenotypic resistance to 12 antibiotics among four comparison groups (P-value < 0.05*)
| Antibiotic tested | FC S1 (backyard chicken) | FC S2 (backyard chicken) | FC S2 (broiler chicken) | FC S1 (broiler chicken) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC S1 (backyard chicken) | FC S1 (backyard chicken) | FC S1 (broiler chicken) | FC S1 (backyard chicken) | |||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Gentamicin | – | – | 0.42 | 0.17–1.02 | 2.39 | 0.98–5.83 | 8.01 | 1.05–61.24* |
| Streptomycin | 4.51 | 1.39–14.65* | 0.30 | 0.13–0.71 | 3.34 | 1.42–7.87* | 23.84 | 3.19–178.37* |
| Amoxicillin–clavulanate | 1.50 | 0.14–16.06 | 0.76 | 0.25–2.38 | 1.31 | 0.42–4.06 | 18.80 | 5.02–70.46* |
| Ampicillin | 5.05 | 1.43–17.83* | 0.57 | 0.26–1.26 | 1.75 | 0.80–3.83 | 9.49 | 1.91–47.13* |
| Cefotaxime | 1.08 | 0.06–20.56 | 25.65 | 3.56–185.0* | 0.04 | 0.01–0.28 | 1,124 | 14.62–86,440.20* |
| Cephalothin | 1.02 | 0.34–3.06 | 0.71 | 0.32–1.54 | 1.41 | 0.75–3.88 | 10.72 | 2.09–55.07* |
| Chloramphenicol | 1.89 | 0.57–6.31 | 1.74 | 0.82–3.69 | 0.57 | 0.27–1.22 | 3.20 | 0.78–13.10 |
| Sulfisoxazole | 4.56 | 1.43–14.59* | 0.39 | 0.17–0.91 | 2.54 | 1.01–5.87* | 9.21 | 1.56–54.46* |
| Ciprofloxacin | 4.77 | 0.99–23.02 | 0.59 | 0.26–1.34 | 1.70 | 0.75–3.88 | 7.55 | 3.28–17.37* |
| Enrofloxacin | 4.82 | 0.99–23.58 | 0.50 | 0.19–1.35 | 2.00 | 0.74–5.34 | 7.95 | 3.05–20.73* |
| Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 7.59 | 1.83–31.42* | 0.29 | 0.12–0.72 | 3.41 | 1.39–8.33* | 19.34 | 2.28–164.32* |
| Tetracycline | 3.00 | 0.99–8.79 | 0.48 | 0.20–1.17 | 2.09 | 0.85–5.12 | 4.52 | 0.99–20.49 |
CC = control community; CI = confidence interval; FC = farming community; OR = odds ratio. We were unable to run a statistical model for gentamicin to compare backyard chickens of the CC with the FC because there were no phenotypic resistant isolates.