Table 1.
Percentage antibiotic susceptibility of the most common bacteria
| Susceptibility (%)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasteurella multocida | Pasteurellaceae | Staphylococcus intermedius | Pyogenicb streptococci | Escherichia coli | |
| n = 30 | n = 13 | n = 23 | n = 27 | n = 10 | |
| Amoxycillin-clavulanate | 87 | 100 | 91 | 78 | 80 |
| Cloxacillin | 64 | 83 | 90 | 70 | 22 |
| Penicillin G | 93 | 92 | 65 | 81 | 10 |
| Cephalothin | 93 | 92 | 100 | 86 | 20 |
| Ceftiofur | 93 | 44 | 65 | 81 | 44 |
| Enrofloxacin | 93 | 85 | 91 | 7 | 50 |
| Orbifloxacin | 64 | 90 | 74 | 48 | 50 |
| Doxycycline | 93 | 85 | 57 | 67 | 10 |
| −Sulphamethazole + trimethoprim | 90 | 100 | 74 | 89 | 60 |
| Gentamicin | 43 | 92 | 91 | 19 | 60 |
| Amikacin | 65 | 90 | 100 | 7 | 89 |
| Kanamycin | 83 | 92 | 95 | 11 | 50 |
| Lincomycin | 17 | 31 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Lincospectin | 33 | 50 | 33 | n/a | 0 |
| Tylosin | 76 | 92 | 95 | 77 | 10 |
Shaded areas indicate susceptibility of 50% or less.
Pyogenic streptococci included: S. canis, S. pyogenes, S. agalactiae, Group-C streptococci.