Table 40.
Occurrence of resistance to selected antimicrobials in MRSA from food and animals, 2015
| Country | Chloramphenicol | Ciprofloxacin | Clindamycin | Erythromycin | Fusidic acid | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | |
| Cattle (bovine animals) calves (under one year of age) | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 116 | 8.6 | 116 | 55.2 | 116 | 99.1 | 116 | 98.3 | 116 | 1.7 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 5.3 | 19 | 15.8 | 19 | 73.7 | 19 | 73.7 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Cattle (bovine animals) dairy cows | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 10 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Cattle (bovine animals) meat production animals | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 16 | 0 | 16 | 56.3 | 16 | 56.3 | 16 | 43.8 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Pigs fattening pigs | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Meat from pigs | ||||||||||
| Finland | 9 | 0 | 9 | 33.3 | 9 | 100 | 9 | 55.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 0 | 77 | 11.7 | 77 | 72.7 | 77 | 70.1 | 77 | 2.6 |
| Country | Gentamicin | Kanamycin | Linezolid | Mupirocin | Quinupristin/Dalfopristin | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | |
| Cattle (bovine animals) calves (under one year of age) | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 116 | 62.9 | 116 | 66.4 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 15.5 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 15.8 | 19 | 15.8 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 19 | 31.6 |
| Cattle (bovine animals) dairy cows | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 10 | 50.0 | 10 | 50.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Cattle (bovine animals) meat production animals | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 16 | 68.8 | 16 | 68.8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 25.0 |
| Pigs fattening pigs | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| Meat from pig | ||||||||||
| Finland | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 77.8 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 5.2 | 77 | 5.2 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 1.3 | 77 | 68.8 |
| Country | Rifampicin | Streptomycin | Sulfamethoxazole | Tetracyclines | Tiamulin | Trimethoprim | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | N | % Res | |
| Cattle (bovine animals) calves (under one year of age) | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 116 | 1.7 | 116 | 26.7 | 116 | 9.5 | 116 | 99.1 | 116 | 8.6 | 116 | 93.1 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 5.3 | 19 | 42.1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 100 | 19 | 31.6 | 19 | 36.8 |
| Cattle (bovine animals) dairy cows | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 20.0 | 10 | 90.0 |
| Cattle (bovine animals) meat production animals | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 16 | 0 | 16 | 25.0 | 16 | 25.0 | 16 | 93.8 | 16 | 25.0 | 16 | 81.3 |
| Pigs fattening pigs | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 |
| Meat from pig | ||||||||||||
| Finland | 9 | 0 | 9 | 44.4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 100 | 9 | 88.9 | 9 | 66.7 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 2.6 | 77 | 54.5 | 77 | 5.2 | 77 | 98.7 | 77 | 70.1 | 77 | 71.4 |
N: number of isolates tested; % Res: percentage of resistant isolates; –: no data reported.
All MRSA isolates tested were resistant to cefoxitin and penicillin as expected, and susceptible to linezolid and vancomycin.