Bacteriological Contaminants of Some Fresh Vegetables Irrigated with Awetu River in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 4

Antibiotic susceptibility of S. aureus and Salmonella spp. isolated from water and vegetable samples.

Antimicrobial agent	Disc content (μg)	⁢S. aureus ()				⁢Salmonella spp. ()
		S	%	R	%	S	%	R	%
Ampicillin	10	0	0	36	100	3	9.7	28	90.3
Gentamycin	10	31	86.1	5	13.9	31	100	0	0
Chloramphenicol	30	36	100	0	0	31	100	0	0
Tetracycline	30	7	19.4	29	80.6	0	0	31	100
Erythromycin	15	29	80.6	7	19.4	0	0	31	100
Co-trimoxazole	25	18	50	18	50	29	93.5	2	6.5
Cefuroxime sodium	5	0	0	36	100	0	0	31	100
Penicillin	10	0	0	36	100	0	0	31	100
Norfloxacin	10	34	94.4	2	5.6	31	100	0	0

Where S stands for sensitive and R, resistance.