Table 3.
Bacterial species isolated and rate of occurrence of resistance to selected antimicrobials
| Species of bacteria | No. tested | Number and (%) resistant to antimicrobials tested | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amc | Cip | Gm | S | Sxt | Trm | Te | Amp | Cf | Fox | Cro | Su | ||
| Escherichia coli | 18 | 15 (83.3) | 5 (27.8) | – | – | – | 7 (38.9) | 13 (72.2) | 18 (100) | 18 (100) | 10 (55.6) | 5 (27.8) | 6 (33.3) |
| Salmonella spp. | 12 | 3 (25) | – | – | 3 (25) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 7 (58.3) | 12 (100) | 12 (100) | 7 (58.3) | 0 | 2 (16.7) |
| klebsiella pneumoniae | 8 | 5 (62.5) | 1 (12.5) | – | – | 2 (12.5) | 2 (25) | 3 (37.5) | ND | ND | 4 (50) | 2 (25) | 3 (37.5) |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 3 | 3 (100) | – | – | – | – | – | – | ND | ND | – | – | – |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 3 (50) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (50) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 5 (83.3) | 2 (33.3) | 3 (50) |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (33.3) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 |
| Citrobacter spp. | 4 | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 3 (75) | 3 (75) |
Amc amoxicillin+ clavulanic acid, Cip ciprofloxacin, Gm gentamicin, Sxt sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim, Trm trimethoprim, Te tetracycline, Amp ampicillin, Cf cephalothin, Fox cefoxitin, Cro ceftriaxone, Su sulfisoxazole, ND not done