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

Table B.1.

Occurrence of resistance to third‐generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones in non‐typhoidal Salmonella spp. from food‐producing animals, animal carcases and humans, reported by MSs in 2019–2020

Human/animal category No. of MSs N Cefotaxime Ceftazidime Ciprofloxacin/Pefloxacin
n % n % n %
Humans – 2020* See footnote below 0.8( a ) 0.8%( b ) 14.1%( c )
Humans – 2019* 1.8%( d ) 1.2%( e ) 13.5%( f )
Broiler carcases – 2020 18 MSs 905 3 0.1% 1 0.1% 627 69.3%
Turkey carcases – 2020 8 MSs 320 0 0% 0 0% 150 46.9%
Pig carcases – 2019 26 MSs 1,088 5 0.5% 5 0.5% 88 8.1%
Calf carcases (< 1 year) – 2019 7 MSs 91 0 0 0 0 2 2.2%
Broilers – 2020 22 MSs 1,955 41 2.1% 42 2.2% 1,125 57.5%
Laying hens – 2020 24 MSs 1,030 4 0.4% 4 0.4% 196 19.1%
Fattening turkeys – 2020 16 MSs 674 3 0.5% 3 0.5% 438 64.9%
Fattening pigs – 2019 8 MSs 359 4 1.1% 4 1.1% 21 5.8%
Calves (< 1 year) – 2019 3 MSs 64 0 0 0 0 8 12.5%

N: Total number of isolates tested/reported by MSs; n: Total number of isolates resistant; MSs: Member states.

*: In several countries, ciprofloxacin has been replaced by pefloxacin for screening for fluoroquinolone resistance with disk diffusion, as recommended by EUCAST.

(a)

N = 7,101, 190 MSs.

(b)

N = 6,000, 16 MSs.

(c)

N = 6,906, 20 MSs.

(d)

N = 16,414, 24 MSs.

(e)

N = 14,356, 20 MSs.

(f)

N = 18,397, 24 MSs.