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. 2019 Aug 19;19:1135. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7450-5

Table 5.

Pooled prevalence of antibiotic resistance of Bacillus spp, Staphylococcus spp and Vibrio cholerae-based on the meta-analysis of environmental studies

Bacteria reported in studies Antimicrobial agents Number of studies Pooled prevalence of AMR (95% CI)
Bacillus spp Beta-lactams
 Amoxicillin 4 83.8 (59.5–94.8)
 Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid 3 65.9 (48.3–80.0)
 Penicillin 4 64.8 (34.2–86.7)
 Oxacillin 3 81.1 (64.8–90.9)
 Ceftazidime 3 53.4 (30.4–75.1)
 Cefuroxime 3 70.1 (50.6–84.2)
 Cefoxitine 3 88.7 (74.5–95.5)
 Ceftriaxone 3 61.7 (29.9–85.9)
Aminoglycosides
 Gentamicin 3 14.0 (6.6–27.1)
Quinolones
 Nalidixic acid 3 45.2 (20.8–72.3)
 Ciprofloxacin 3 28.1 (23.9–32.8)
Nitrofuranes
 Nitrofurantoin 3 60.4 (48.5–71.2)
Sulfonamides & Trimethoprim
 Co-trimoxazole 3 61.6 (38.1–80.7)
Staphylococcus spp Beta-lactams
 Amoxicillin 4 67.2 (31.1–90.3)
 Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid 3 59.6 (47.5–70.6)
 Penicillin 5 78.3 (54.3–91.9)
 Oxacillin 3 89.3 (84.2–92.9)
 Ceftazidime 3 69.5 (52.0–82.7)
 Cefoxitine 3 74.7 (62.3–84.1)
 Ceftriaxone 3 83.8 (68.4–92.5)
Quinolones
 Nalidixic acid 3 89.1 (83.7–92.8)
 Ciprofloxacin 4 18.2 (5.9–44.3)
Nitrofuranes
 Nitrofurantoin 3 44.7 (37.9–51.7)
Sulfonamides & Trimethoprim
 Co-trimoxazole 3 62.1 (32.4–84.9)
Vibrio cholerae Beta-lactams
 Ampicillin 4 53.6 (47.3–59.8)
Phenicols
 Chloramphenicol 4 19.1 (2.4–69.0)
Tetracyclines
 Tetracycline 4 41.60 (14.6–74.9)

AMR Antimicrobial resistance