Detection of Pathogenic Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus from Cattle and Pigs Slaughtered in Abattoirs in Vhembe District, South Africa

Table 5

Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of S. aureus and E. coli isolated from cattle and pigs carcasses.

Antibiotics	E. coli () (%)			S. aureus () (%)
	R	I	S	R	1	S
Bacitracin	104 (100)	—	—	6 (12)	—	44 (88)
Erythromycin	96 (92.3)	2 (1.92%)	6 (5.7)	—	—	50 (100)
Vancomycin	104 (100)	—	—	—	—	50 (100)
Oxacillin	102 (98)	2 (1.92%)	—	50 (100)	—	—
Oxytetracycline	100 (96)	—	4 (3.8)	22 (44)	—	28 (56)
Nalidixic acid	—	—	104 (100)	50 (100)	—	—
Cephalothin	—	—	104 (100)	—	—	50 (100)
Gentamycin	—	—	104 (100)	—	—	50 (100)
Ampicillin	—	—	104 (100)	—	—	50 (100)
Streptomycin	6 (5.7)	4 (3.8%)	94 (90)	—	—	50 (100)