Table 2.
Pattern of resistance among E. coli isolated from chicken cecal samples in the Dhulikhel municipality of Nepal from September to December 2021 (N = 165).
| Antimicrobial | Sensitive | Intermediate | Resistant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Cefotaxime | 150 | (90.9) | 3 | (1.8) | 12 | (7.3) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 27 | (16.4) | 29 | (17.6) | 109 | (66.1) |
| Ampicillin | 47 | (28.5) | 19 | (11.5) | 99 | (60.0) |
| Tetracycline | 24 | (14.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 141 | (85.5) |
| Chloramphenicol | 102 | (61.8) | 12 | (7.3) | 21 | (12.7) |
| Gentamicin | 127 | (77.0) | 17 | (10.3) | 21 | (12.7) |
| Cotrimoxazole | 77 | (46.7) | 4 | (2.4) | 84 | (50.9) |