Table 2.
Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of enteric bacteria isolated from food handlers at Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
| Bacterial Isolates | Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern (n,%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AML (n,%) | AMP (n,%) | CRO (n,%) | CHL (n,%) | CIP (n,%) | SXT (n,%) | TTC (n,%) | NA (n,%) | GEN (n,%) | ||
| Shigella species (n = 26) | S | 17(65.4) | 10 (38.5) | 25(96.1) | 24 (92.3) | 26 (100) | 16 (61.5) | 9 (34.6) | 24 (92.3) | 20(76.9) |
| R | 9 (34.6) | 16 (61.5) | 1 (3.9) | 2 (7.7) | 0 | 10 (38.5) | 17 (65.4) | 2 (7.7) | 6(23.1) | |
| EHEC* O157:H7(n = 5) | S | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 5(100) |
| R | 4 (80.) | 4 (80) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 4 (80) | 3 (60) | 0 | |
| Salmonella species(n = 3) | S | 2 (66.7) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (100) | 2(66.7) |
| R | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 | 1(33.3) | |
Key: AML = Amoxicillin, AMP Ampicillin, CRO = Ceftriaxone, CHL = Chloramphenicol, CIP = Ciprofloxacin, SXT = trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, TTC = Tetracycline, NA = Nalidixic acid, GEN = Gentamicin, S = Sensitive R = Resistant, EHEC*: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli