Research Article

Molecular Serotyping and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Escherichia coli Isolated in Hospital Catering Service in Morocco

Table 5

Antibiotic resistance profiles detected in E. coli.

ProfileN (%)
FoodFood contact surfacesHand carriage

2 ATB1AMC. AMP-2 (3.4)

3 ATB2AMC. AMP. CN1 (5.6)
3AMC. AMP. NA1 (1.7)
4AMC. AMP. SXT1 (2.3)
5AMC. AMP. IPM2 (4.7)1 (1.7)
6AMC. AMP. CAZ4 (6.9)
7AMC. AMP. CFM3 (5.2)

4 ATB8AMC. AMP. CN. NA1 (2.3)
9AMC. AMP. NA. IPM1 (2.3)
10AMC. AMP. NA. CAZ1 (1.7)
11AMC. AMP. IPM. CAZ1 (2.3)
12AMC. AMP. IPM. CFM1 (1.7)
13AMC. AMP. CAZ. CFM3 (7)3 (5.2)

5 ATB14AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA1 (2.3)3 (5.2)
15AMC. AMP. CN. NA. IPM1 (2.3)
16AMC. AMP. CN. NA. CAZ2 (4.7)
17AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. IPM2 (4.7)1 (1.7)
18AMC. AMP. SXT. NA. IPM1 (1.7)
19AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. CFM3 (7)
20AMC. AMP. CN. IPM. CFM1 (1.7)
21AMC. AMP. CN. CAZ. CFM2 (4.7)4 (6.9)
22AMC. AMP. NA. CAZ. CFM1 (2.3)
23AMC. AMP. NA. IPM. CFM1 (2.3)
24AMC. AMP. SXT. NA. CFM2 (4.7)
25AMC. AMP. IPM. CAZ. CFM1 (5.6)1 (1.7)

6 ATB26AMC. AMP. CN. NA. CAZ. CFM1 (5.6)
27AMC. AMP. CN. NA. IPM. CAZ1 (5.6)3 (5.2)
28AMC. AMP. CN. NA. IPM. CFM1 (2.3)3 (5.2)
29AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA. IPM2 (4.7)3 (5.2)
30AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA. CAZ1 (2.3)1 (1.7)
31AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA. CFM1 (2.3)2 (3.4)
32AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. IPM. CAZ1 (1.7)
33AMC. AMP. SXT. NA. IPM. CFM2 (4.7)
34AMC. AMP. NA. IPM. CAZ. CFM2 (4.7)
35AMC. AMP. CN. IPM. CAZ. CFM1 (2.3)
36AMC. AMP. SXT. NA. CAZ. CFM1 (2.3)1 (5.6)
37AMC. AMP. SXT. IPM. CAZ. CFM1 (2.3)

7ATB38AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA. IPM. CAZ4 (9.3)3 (5.2)
39AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA. IPM. CFM1 (2.3)1 (1.7)
40AMC. AMP. CN. NA. IPM. CAZ. CFM3 (16.7)1 (1.7)
41AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA. CAZ. CFM1 (2.3)2 (3.4)
42AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. IPM. CAZ. CFM1 (1.7)
43AMC. AMP. SXT. NA. IPM. CAZ. CFM1 (2.3)1 (5.6)2 (3.4)
8 ATB44AMC. AMP. CN. SXT. NA. IPM. CAZ. CFM9 (50)8 (13.8)

-: absent; AMP: ampicillin; CN: gentamicin; SXT: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; NA: nalidixic acid; IPM: imipenem; CAZ: ceftazidime; and CFM: cefotaxime.