Antimicrobial Usage by Small-Scale Commercial Poultry Farmers in Mid-Western District of Masindi Uganda: Patterns, Public Health Implications, and Antimicrobial Resistance of <i>E. coli</i>

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">AMEG category</td><td class="align_center">Antibiotic</td><td class="align_center">Frequency (<i>n</i>)</td><td class="align_center">Percentage (%)</td><td class="align_center">95% CI</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">D</td><td class="align_center">Tetracycline (TET)</td><td class="align_center">138</td><td class="align_center">69</td><td class="align_center">62.3–75.0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">D</td><td class="align_center">Ampicillin (AMP)</td><td class="align_center">74</td><td class="align_center">37</td><td class="align_center">30.6–43.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">D</td><td class="align_center">Sulphonamides (SUL)</td><td class="align_center">72</td><td class="align_center">36</td><td class="align_center">30.6–43.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">D</td><td class="align_center">Trimethoprim (TRM)</td><td class="align_center">33</td><td class="align_center">17</td><td class="align_center">12.0–22.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">C</td><td class="align_center">Neomycin (NEO)</td><td class="align_center">26</td><td class="align_center">13</td><td class="align_center">9.03–18.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">C</td><td class="align_center">Gentamycin (GEN)</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">5.5</td><td class="align_center">3.1–9.58</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">C</td><td class="align_center">Kanamycin (KAN)</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">1.5</td><td class="align_center">0.51–4.32</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Overall AMR of <i>E. coli</i> isolates to selected drugs.</div>

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Table 5: Antimicrobial Usage by Small-Scale Commercial Poultry Farmers in Mid-Western District of Masindi Uganda: Patterns, Public Health Implications, and Antimicrobial Resistance of <i>E. coli</i> 

Table 5 | Antimicrobial Usage by Small-Scale Commercial Poultry Farmers in Mid-Western District of Masindi Uganda: Patterns, Public Health Implications, and Antimicrobial Resistance of E. coli 