Table 2.

Multiple drug-resistance profile of S. aureus isolates from the raw beef sample in Bahir Dar city.

Number of antibiotics showing resistance	Number and frequency (%) of resistant isolates	Type of antibiotics
Three	19 (34.54%)	CAF + CLI + PEN CEF + CAF + PEN CEF + CLI + PEN (4) CEF + ERY + PEN CEF + ERY + TTC CEF + GEN + PEN CEF + PEN + TSX CEF + PEN + TTC (5) CLI + PEN + TSX PEN + TTC + TSX (3)
Four	20 (36.36)	CAF + CEF + CLI + PEN CAF + CEF + PEN + TTC (2) CAF + CLI + PEN + TTC CEF + CLI + ERY + TSX (2) CEF + CLI + PEN + TSX CEF + CLI + PEN + TTC (9) CEF + PEN + TTC + TSX (2) CLI + PEN + TTC + TSX GEN + PEN + TTC + TSX
Five	7 (12.73)	CAF + CEF + CLI + PEN + TTC (3) CEF + CLI + ERY + PEN + TTC CEF + CLI + GEN + PEN + TTC (2) CEF + GEN + PEN + TTC + TSX

CAF = chloramphenicol, CEF = cefoxitin, CLI = clindamycin, ERY = erythromycin, GEN = gentamycin, PEN = penicillin, TTC = tetracycline, TSX = trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.