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

Table 3

Antibiotic resistance profile and multiple antibiotic resistance index of individual Escherichia coli isolated from meat samples in Tamale Metropolis.

Serial number	Escherichia coli code	Source	Antibiotic-resistant profile	Number of antibiotics	MAR index
1	CC15	Chevon		0	0.00
2	AM13	Mutton	Amp	1	0.13
3	NB1	Beef	E	1	0.13
4	CB1	Beef	E	1	0.13
5	CC2	Chevon	E	1	0.13
6	NB15	Beef	E	1	0.13
7	NC10	Chevon	E	1	0.13
8	NLC5	Local chicken	E	1	0.13
9	Cg3	Guinea fowl	Te	1	0.13
10	NC3	Chevon	AmpE	2	0.25
11	CM11	Mutton	AmpE	2	0.25
12	CM15	Mutton	AmpE	2	0.25
13	NM3	Mutton	AmpE	2	0.25
14	AC10	Chevon	TeAmp	2	0.25
15	CM4	Mutton	TeCro	2	0.25
16	Cg5	Guinea fowl	TeE	2	0.25
17	Cg15	Guinea fowl	TeE	2	0.25
18	NLC15	Local chicken	TeE	2	0.25
19	Tg14	Guinea fowl	TeE	2	0.25
20	AB7	Beef	AmpCCn	3	0.38
21	AM1	Mutton	AmpECn	3	0.38
22	NB8	Beef	AmpECro	3	0.38
23	CM1	Mutton	TeAmpCn	3	0.38
24	NC1	Chevon	TeAmpCro	3	0.38
25	AC15	Chevon	TeAmpE	3	0.38
26	AM14	Mutton	TeAmpE	3	0.38
27	CB4	Beef	TeAmpE	3	0.38
28	CB9	Beef	TeAmpE	3	0.38
29	CB13	Beef	TeAmpE	3	0.38
30	CC6	Chevon	TeAmpE	3	0.38
31	CC10	Chevon	TeAmpE	3	0.38
32	NB12	Beef	TeAmpE	3	0.38
33	NM7	Mutton	TeAmpE	3	0.38
34	Cg9	Guinea fowl	TeAmpE	3	0.38
35	Sg1	Guinea fowl	TeAmpE	3	0.38
36	Sg15	Guinea fowl	TeAmpE	3	0.38
37	Tg9	Guinea fowl	TeAmpE	3	0.38
38	TLC1	Local chicken	TeAmpE	3	0.38
39	TLC4	Local chicken	TeAmpE	3	0.38
40	TLC10	Local chicken	TeAmpE	3	0.38
41	NLC3	Local chicken	TeSxtE	3	0.38
42	SLC11	Local chicken	TeSxtE	3	0.38
43	SLC15	Local chicken	TeSxtE	3	0.38
44	TLC13	Local chicken	TeSxtE	3	0.38
45	AB1	Beef	AmpCipCroC	4	0.50
46	AM9	Mutton	TeAmpECro	4	0.50
47	AB13	Beef	TeAmpSxtE	4	0.50
48	NC15	Chevon	TeAmpSxtE	4	0.50
49	Sg6	Guinea fowl	TeAmpSxtE	4	0.50
50	Sg9	Guinea fowl	TeAmpSxtE	4	0.50
51	SLC2	Local chicken	TeAmpSxtE	4	0.50
52	SLC6	Local chicken	TeAmpSxtE	4	0.50
53	NM8	Mutton	TeAmpCipSxtE	5	0.63
54	Tg5	Guinea fowl	TeAmpSxtEC	5	0.63
55	AC7	Chevon	TeAmpSxtECro	5	0.63
56	AB15	Beef	TeAmpSxtECro	5	0.63
57	Tg1	Guinea fowl	TeAmpSxtECro	5	0.63
58	NLC9	Local chicken	TeAmpCipSxtEC	6	0.75
59	AC1	Chevon	TeAmpCipSxtECroC	7	0.88
60	NM11	Mutton	TeAmpCipSxtECroCCn	8	1.00

Amp: ampicillin; Cip: ciprofloxacin; Cro: ceftriaxone; C: chloramphenicol; E: erythromycin; Cn: gentamicin; Sxt: sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim; Te: tetracycline.