Research Article

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antibiogram of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from Beef in Ambo and Holeta Towns, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Table 4

Multidrug resistance patterns in Salmonella isolated from meat samples in Ambo and Holeta towns.

NumberAntimicrobial resistance patternNo. of resistant isolates (%)

TwoAMX, AZM3 (9.7)
AZM, TET3 (9.7)
NA,CTR3 (9.7)
NA, CAZ3 (9.7)
AMX, TET2 (6.5)
AMX, NA2 (6.5)
AMX, CTR2 (6.5)
AZM, GEN2 (6.5)
AMX, AZM, NIT2 (6.5)
AMX, AZM, TET2 (6.5)

ThreeAZM, NIT, TET2 (6.5)
AMX, CXT, NA1 (3.2)
AZM, CXT, NA1 (3.2)

FourAMX, AZM, NIT, TET1 (3.2)
AZM, CHL, NIT, TET1 (3.2)

FiveAMX, AZM, GEN, NA, TET1 (3.2)

Total31 (100%)

AZM: azithromycin; AMX: amoxicillin; CTR: ceftriaxone; TET: tetracycline; NA: nalidixic acid; CXT: cefotaxime; CHL: chloramphenicol; NIT: nitrofurantoin; GEN: gentamycin.