TABLE 3.
Antibiotic resistance profile of E. coli isolates to 10 antibiotics
| Cloacal swab (N = 43) | Farm sewage (N = 38) | Hand washed water (N = 33) | Total (N = 114) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic name | R (%) | I (%) | S (%) | R (%) | I (%) | S (%) | R (%) | I (%) | S (%) | R (%) | I (%) | S (%) |
| Levofloxacin | 83.7 | 14 | 2.3 | 78.9 | 2.6 | 18.4 | 81.8 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 81.6 | 7.9 | 10.5 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 65.1 | 25.6 | 9.3 | 73.7 | 5.3 | 21.1 | 72.7 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 70.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Ceftazidime | 4.7 | 0 | 95.3 | 0 | 7.9 | 92.1 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 94.7 |
| Ceftriaxone | 7 | 20.9 | 72.1 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 76.3 | 6.1 | 15.2 | 78.8 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 75.4 |
| Cefotaxime | 74.4 | 9.3 | 16.3 | 81.6 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 78.8 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 78.1 | 9.6 | 12.3 |
| Amoxyclav | 11.6 | 32.6 | 55.8 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 21.1 | 9.1 | 57.6 | 33.3 | 20.2 | 42.1 | 37.7 |
| Colistin | 16.3 | 0 | 83.7 | 13.2 | 0 | 86.8 | 15.2 | 0 | 84.8 | 14.9 | 0 | 85.1 |
| Doxycycline | 79.1 | 18.6 | 2.3 | 76.3 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 78.8 | 21.2 | 0 | 78.1 | 17.5 | 4.4 |
| Imipenem | 62.8 | 25.6 | 11.6 | 73.7 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 60.6 | 21.2 | 18.2 | 65.8 | 19.3 | 14.9 |
| Meropenem | 46.5 | 14 | 39.5 | 52.6 | 13.2 | 34.2 | 54.5 | 6.1 | 39.4 | 50.9 | 11.4 | 37.7 |
Abbreviations: I, intermediate; N, number of isolates; R, resistant; S, susceptible.