Veterinary Medicine International

Research Article

Prevalence, Contamination Level, and Associated Factors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Raw Cow Milk at Selected Districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 6

Patterns of MDR of S. aureus isolates from raw cow milk in the study area.
MDR frequencyAntimicrobial’s resistant patternNo. of resistance isolatesPresent (%)
Three totalPEN, CXT, GEN
PEN, CXT, TET
PEN, CXT, ERT
PEN, GEN, CHL
PEN, GEN, TET		9
3
8
2
3
25		18.3
6.2
16.3
4
6.2
51
Four totalPEN, CXT, GEN, TET
PEN,CXT, GEN, SXTPEN, GEN, ERY, TET
PEN, GEN, TET, CHL
PEN, CXT, GEN, ERY
PEN, CXT, TET, CIP
PEN, CXT, ERY, TET		4
3
1
1
3
1
2
15		8.2
6.1
2
2
6.1
2
4.2
30.6
Five and above total overallPEN, CXT, GEN, ERY, TET
PEN, CXT, GEN, TET, CHL
PEN, CXT, ERY, TET, CLI
PEN, CXT, GEN, ERY, CLI		6
1
1
1
9
49		12.24
2.04
2.04
2.04
18.36
83
PEN, penicillin; CXT, cefoxitin; GEN, gentamicin; TET, tetracycline; ERY, erythromycin; CHL, chloramphenicol; CLI, clindamycin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; SXT, sulfamethoxazole.