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

Table 2

Percentage antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from meat samples in Tamale metropolis.

Antimicrobial				(%)	(%)	(%)
Ampicillin (Amp) 10 μg	≤13	14-16	≥17	71.67	10.00	18.33
Ciprofloxacin (Cip) 5 μg	≤15	16-20	≥21	8.33	6.67	85.00
Ceftriaxone (Cro) 30 μg	≤19	20-22	≥23	16.67	3.33	80.00
Chloramphenicol (C) 30 μg	≤12	13-17	≥18	10.00	6.67	83.33
Erythromycin (E) 15 μg	≤13	14-22	≥23	85.00	10.00	5.00
Gentamicin (Cn) 10 μg	≤12	13-14	≥15	6.67	5.00	88.33
Sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Sxt) 25 μg	≤10	11-15	≥16	8.33	6.67	85.00
Tetracycline (Te) 30 μg	≤11	12-14	≥15	73.33	6.67	25.00
Overall (%)				37.71	6.04	56.25

: susceptible; : intermediate; : resistant.