Geospatial Investigation of Nigerian Honey and Detection of Anti-Enteric Biomarker
Table 1
Antibiogram of enteric biotypes to commonly used antibiotics.
Antibiotics (μg/mL)
Antibiotic susceptibility pattern (N = 406)
χ2
value
S n (%)
I n (%)
R n (%)
MIC (>16 μg/ml) (n)
Tetracycline
170 (41.9)
174 (42.9)
62 (15.3)
21 (33.9)
Cefuroxime
62 (15.3)
90 (22.2)
254 (62.6)
35 (13.8)
Augmentin
125 (30.8)
61 (15.0)
220 (54.2)
32 (14.6)
Ceftazidime
181 (44.6)
110 (27.1)
115 (28.3)
29 (25.2)
31.094
0.004
Gentamycin
143 (35.2)
176 (43.3)
87 (21.4)
18 (20.7)
Cotrimoxazole
165 (40.6)
147 (36.2)
94 (23.2)
42 (44.7)
Ofloxacin
285 (70.2)
102 (25.1)
79 (19.5)
17 (21.5)
Ampicillin
30 (7.4)
126 (31.0)
250 (61.6)
43 (17.2)
Ciprofloxacin
188 (46.3)
128 (31.5)
90 (22.2)
35 (38.9)
S = susceptible, I = intermediate, R = resistant, N = total number of enteric bacteria isolates obtained, n = number of bacteria isolates, and % = percentage of bacteria. CLSI (2012). (χ2 = 31.094; ).