Table 3. Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella Typhi Isolates, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, 2007–2018.
2007–2008 | 2011–2014 | 2016–2018 | ||||
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Antibacterials | *R | † (%) | *R | (%) | *R | (%) |
Ampicillin | 28 | (90.3) | 12 | (85.7) | 2 | (66.7) |
Chloramphenicol | 6 | (20.0) | 6 | (42.9) | 3 | (100.0) |
Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole | 27 | (90.0) | 12 | (85.7) | 3 | (100.0) |
Multi Drug Resistance | 8 | (26.7) | 6 | (42.9) | 2 | (66.7) |
Nalidixic Acid | 0 | (0) | 1 | (7.1) | 0 | (0) |
Ciprofloxacin‡ | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (33.3) |
Ceftriaxone‡ | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
* R, the number of resistant isolates
† Proportions based on the total number of isolates tested
‡1 isolate was intermediate to ceftriaxone from 2007–2008
§32 isolates were intermediate for ciprofloxacin, 19 from 2007–2008 and 13 from 2011–2014