Skip to main content
. 2019 Jan 16;8(1):10. doi: 10.3390/pathogens8010010

Table 2.

Antimicrobial susceptibility results of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) isolated from pigs and humans.

Antibiotics Cameroon South Africa
Pig Human Pig
MIC (µg/mL) Range No. (%) Resistant Isolates MIC (µg/mL) Range No. (%) Resistant Isolates MIC (µg/mL) Range No. (%) Resistant Isolates
Ampicillin ≥32 126 (95) ≤2–≥32 32(73) ≥32 38 (100)
Amoxicillin-clavulanate 4–≥32 54(40) ≤2–≥32 8(18) 8–16 2(5)
Piperacillin-tazobactam ≤4–≥128 24(18) ≤4–64 2(5) ≤4 0
Cefuroxime 4–≥64 124(93) ≤1–≥64 19(43) ≥64 38 (100)
Cefuroxime-axetil 4–≥64 125(93) ≤1–≥64 19(43) ≥64 38 (100)
Cefoxitin ≤4–≥64 10(7) ≤4–≥64 3(7) ≤4 0
Cefotaxime ≤1–≥64 118(88) ≤1–≥64 14(32) 4–≥64 38 (100)
Ceftazidime ≤1–≥64 93(69) ≤1–≥64 8(18) ≤1–4 1 (3)
Cefepime ≤0.5–≥64 6(4) ≤1–≥64 2(5) ≤1–4 1 (3)
Meropenem ≤0.25 0 ≤0.25 0 ≤0.25 0
Imipenem ≤0.25 0 ≤0.25 0 ≤0.25 0
Ertapenem ≤0.5 0 ≤0.5 0 ≤0.5 0
Amikacin ≤2–16 11(8) ≤2–16 1(2) ≤2–16 1 (3)
Gentamicin ≤1–≥16 43(32) ≤1–≥16 3(7) ≤1–≥16 7(18)
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.25–≥4 33(25) ≤0.25–≥4 2(5) ≤0.25 0
Tigecycline ≤0.5–2 0 ≤0.5–1 0 ≤0.5–1 0
Nitrofurantoin ≤16–64 0 ≤16–128 1(2) ≤16–64 0
Colistin ≤0.5 0 ≤0.5–4 1(2) ≤0.5–8 1(3)
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤20–≥320 119 (89) ≤20–≥320 22(50) ≤20–≥320 36(95)