Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli from Broilers, Pigs, and Cattle in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Table 3

Antimicrobial resistance of faecal E. coli from pigs (n = 43) and cattle (n = 42).

Code	Antimicrobial name	%R	%I	%S	%R	%I	%S
MEM	Meropenem	100	0	0	100	0	0
AMP	Ampicillin	95.3	2.3	2.3	54.8	4.8	40.5
TCY	Tetracycline	44.2	16.3	39.5	26.2	33.3	40.5
CXM	Cefuroxime	37.2	53.5	9.3	11.9	14.3	73.8
SXT	Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole	11.6	2.3	86	9.5	0	90.5
CHL	Chloramphenicol	9.3	14	76.7	7.1	9.5	83.3
GEN	Gentamicin	7	2.3	90.7	4.8	16.7	78.6
CTX	Cefotaxime	7	30.2	62.8	4.8	2.4	92.9
CIP	Ciprofloxacin	2.3	0	97.7	2.4	0	97.6
AMK	Amikacin	0	4.7	95.3	0	7.1	92.9
CRO	Ceftriaxone	0	4.7	95.3	0	0	100

R, resistant; I, intermediate; S, susceptible.