Research Article

Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella Isolates from Animal Origin Food Items in Selected Areas of Arsi Zone, Southeastern Ethiopia, 2018/19

Table 5

The general proportion of antimicrobial susceptibility test among Salmonella isolates from the selected animal origin food items in the study sites.

Antimicrobials testedTypes of sample testedχ2 (-value)
Kitfo (%) N = 4Kurt (%) N = 3Dulet (%) N = 7Egg Sandwich (%) N = 1Raw milk (%) N = 2Cream cake (%) N = 1
n = 32 for all samples

Gentamycin20.730 (0.102)
 Sensitive4 (100)1 (33.3)2 (28.6)1 (100)1 (50)0
 Intermediate001 (14.3)000
 Resistant02 (66.7)4 (57.1)01 (50)1 (100)

Ciprofloxacin9.563 (0.093)
 Sensitive4 (100)3 (100)7 (100)1 (100)2 (100)1 (100)
 Intermediate000000
 Resistant000000

Ceftriaxone9.563 (0.093)
 Sensitive4 (100)3 (100)7 (100)1 (100)2 (100)1 (100)
 Intermediate000000
 Resistant000000

Ampicillin16.779 (0.038)
 Sensitive000000
 Intermediate0001 (100)00
 Resistant4 (100)3 (100)7 (100)0 (0)2 (100)1 (100)

Streptomycin9.563 (0.093)
 Sensitive000000
 Intermediate000000
 Resistant4 (100)3 (100)7 (100)1 (100)2 (100)1 (100)