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. 2022 Mar 29;20(3):e07209. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7209

Table 4.

Summary of phenotypic characterisation of third‐generation cephalosporin resistance in non‐typhoidal Salmonella spp. from food‐producing animals, animal carcases and humans, reported in 2019–2020

Matrix

Presumptive ESBL and/or AmpC‐ producers( a )

n (%R)

Presumptive ESBL‐producers( b )

n (%R)

Presumptive AmpC‐producers( c )

n (%R)

Presumptive ESBL + AmpC‐producers( d )

n (%R)

Humans – 2019 (N = 14,389, 21 MSs) 128 (0.9) 111 (0.8) 17 (0.1) 5 (0.03)
Humans – 2020 (N = 5,948, 15 MSs) 45 (0.8) 35 (0.6) 10 (0.2) 1 (0.02)
Broiler carcases (N = 905, 18 MSs) 3 (0.3) 2 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 0 (0)
Pig carcases (N = 1,088, 26 MSs) 5 (0.5) 3 (0.3) 2 (0.2) 0 (0)
Broilers (N = 1,955, 22 MSs) 42 (2.1) 37 (1.9) 4 (0.2) 1 (< 0.1)
Laying hens (N = 1,184, 24 MSs) 2 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0 (0)
Fattening turkeys (N = 674, 16 MSs) 3 (0.4) 3 (0.4) 0 0
Fattening pigs (N = 359, 8 MSs) 3 (0.8) 1 (0.3) 2 (0.6) 0 (0)

N: Total number of isolates reported by the MSs; n: number of the isolates resistant; %R: percentage of resistant isolates; ESBL: extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase.

(a)

Isolates exhibiting only ESBL‐ and/or only AmpC‐ and/or combined ESBL+AmpC phenotype.

(b)

Isolates exhibiting an ESBL‐ and/or combined ESBL+AmpC‐phenotype.

(c)

Isolates exhibiting an AmpC and/or combined ESBL+AmpC‐phenotype.

(d)

Isolates exhibiting a combined ESBL+AmpC phenotype.