Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Various Meat Types in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana

Table 1

Prevalence of Escherichia coli and coliform counts in meat samples sold at the Tamale Metropolis.

Sample	No. of samples examined	^aNo. (%) positive	Coliforms (log cfu/cm^2)
Beef	45	39 (86.67)	3.81 (3.48-4.14)
Chevon	45	34 (75.56)	4.72 (4.09-5.35)
Mutton	45	40 (88.89)	4.39 (4.25-4.53)
Local chicken	45	36 (80.00)	3.23 (3.16-3.30)
Guinea fowl	45	40 (88.89)	4.94 (4.65-5.24)
Overall	225	189 (84.00)	4.22 (3.16-5.35)

^aNo.: number of samples positive for Escherichia coli; range values for coliform counts.