Table 5.
Multidrug-resistant of Salmonella and Shigella isolated from food handler’s working at Adigrat University Students’ Cafeteria, Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia, March to August 2018 N = 33
| Antimicrobials | Resistant isolates no. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | Shigella | ||
| For three | AML,AMP,CLR | 2 (16.67) | 4 (40) |
| AML,AMP,CHL | – | 1 (10) | |
| AML,CLR,AMC | 7 (58.34) | – | |
| AMP,CLR,AMC | 1 (8.33) | – | |
| AML,AMP,TS | 1 (8.33) | – | |
| FOR FOUR | AML,AMP,CLR,AMC | 1 (8.33) | 3 (30) |
| FOR FIVE | AML,AMP,CLR,AMC,CHL | – | 1 (10) |
| FOR SIX | GM,AML,AMP,CLR,TS,AMC | – | 1 (10) |
| 12 (100) | 10 (100) | ||
Key: GM Gentamicin, AML Amoxicillin, AMP Ampicillin, CIP=Ciprofloxacin, CLR Clarithromycin, TS Cotrimoxazole, AMC Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid CHL Chloramphenicol, CRO, Ceftriaxone
MDR multidrug resistant; MDR definition for Salmonella and Shigella percent is computed from total number of Salmonella and Shigella