Table-6.
Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes of Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp. and E. coli.
| Locations | Number of penicillin and amoxicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n=103) | Number of tetracycline-resistant Salmonella spp. isolates (n=84) | Number of colistin-resistant E. coli isolates (n=24) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mecA | mecC | tetA | tetB | mcr-3 | |
| Households | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Restaurants | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| University Canteens | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| VTH | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Poultry farms | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Dairy farms | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| MMCH | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Total (%) | 14 (14) | 0 (0) | 37 (44) | 17 (20) | 5 (20) |
VTH=Veterinary Teaching Hospital, MMCH=Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, E. coli=Escherichia coli