Table 5.
Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from food sample in Gondar town, January–May 2017
| Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of isolates | Isolates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus n (%) | E.coli n (%) | Enterobacter n (%) | Citrobacter n (%) | ||
| Ampicillin | S | – | 2(13.33) | 3(30) | 1(25) |
| R | – | 13(86.67) | 7(70) | 3(75) | |
| Chloramphenicol | S | 27(79.4) | 13(86.67) | 5(50) | 2(50) |
| R | 7(20.6) | 2(13.33) | 5(50) | 2(50) | |
| Ciprofloxacin | S | 27(79.4) | 11(73.33) | 8(80) | 3(75) |
| R | 7(20.6) | 4(26.67) | 2(20) | 1(25) | |
| Ceftazidime | S | – | 6(40) | 3(30) | 2(50) |
| R | – | 9(60) | 7(70) | 2(50) | |
| Tetracycline | S | 29(85.3) | 12(80) | 8(80) | 4(100) |
| R | 5(14.7) | 3(20) | 2(20) | 0 | |
| Ceftriaxone | S | – | 13(86.67) | 8(80) | 4(100) |
| R | – | 2(13.33) | 2(20) | 0 | |
| Penicillin | S | 9(26.5) | – | – | – |
| R | 25(73.5) | – | – | – | |
| Norfloxacin | S | – | 7(46.67) | 6(60) | 2(50) |
| R | – | 8(53.33) | 4(40) | 2(50) | |
| Gentamycin | S | 29(85.3) | 14(93.33) | 9(90) | 4(100) |
| R | 5(14.7) | 1(6.67) | 1(10) | 0 | |
| Clindamycin | S | 30(88.2) | – | – | – |
| R | 4(11.76) | – | – | – | |
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | S | 21(61.8) | 9(60) | 6(60) | 3(75) |
| R | 13(38.2) | 6(40) | 4(40) | 1(25) | |
S Sensitive, R Resistance