Table 2. Antimicrobial susceptibility of P. aeruginosa isolated from broiler chicken.
| Antimicrobial group | Antimicrobial Agents | Disk content (μg/disk ) | P. aeruginosa (n = 45) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susceptible | Intermediate | Resistant | ||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |||
| β-Lactams (including combination) | Ampicillin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 100 |
| Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid | 30 | 20 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55.6 | |
| Pippracillin | 100 | 31 | 68.9 | 6 | 13.4 | 8 | 17.7 | |
| Cefepime | 30 | 32 | 71.1 | 2 | 4.4 | 11 | 24.4 | |
| Cefotaxime (ш) | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.8 | 41 | 91.2 | |
| Cefoxitin (п) | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 100 | |
| Ceftazidime (ш) | 30 | 41 | 92 | 3 | 6.6 | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Carbapenems (Imipenem) | 10 | 45 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aminoglycosides | Amikacin | 30 | 41 | 92 | 2 | 4.4 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Apramycin | 15 | 4 | 8.8 | 23 | 51.2 | 18 | 40 | |
| Gentamicin | 10 | 34 | 75.5 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4.5 | |
| Spiramycin | 100 | 5 | 11.1 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 68.9 | |
| Polypeptides | Polymyxin- B | 300-U | 35 | 77.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 223 |
| Colistinsulphate | 10 | 45 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monobactam | Aztreonam | 30 | 2 | 4.4 | 23 | 51.1 | 20 | 44.4 |
| Fluoroquinolones | Enrofloxacin | 5 | 21 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 53.3 |
| Lincosamides | Lincomycin | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 |
| Macrolides | Erythromycin | 15 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 95.5 |
| Phenicol | Florofenicol | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 |
| Aminocyclitol | Spectinomycin | 100 | 15 | 33.3 | 16 | 35.5 | 14 | 31.2 |
| Tetracycline | Doxycycline HCL | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 100 |
| Sulfonamides | Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim | 23.75 + 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 |
% = percentage was calculated in relation to the total number of isolates.