Research Article

Molecular Epidemiology of Salmonella enterica in Poultry in South Africa Using the Farm-to-Fork Approach

Table 5

Antimicrobial susceptibility results for Salmonella isolates from poultry.

Antimicrobial classAntimicrobials# of isolatesSusceptibility profile
S (%)I (%)R (%)

AminoglycosidesAMK210210 (100%)00
GEN210210 (100%)00
CarbapenemsMER210210 (100%)00
IMP210210 (100%)00
CephalosporinsFOX (II)21055 (26.2%)151 (71.9%)4 (1.9%)
CXM (II)21052 (24.8%)63 (30%)95 (45.2%)
CTX (III)210210 (100%)00
CFZ (III)210210 (100%)00
FEP (IV)210210 (100%)00
MacrolidesAZM210187 (89%)0 (0%)23 (11%)
NitrofuransNIT210170 (81%)39 (18.6%)1 (0.4%)
PenicillinsAMX210207 (98.6%)3 (1.4%)0
AMP210210 (100%)00
PhenicolsCHL210167 (79.5%)39 (18.6%)4 (1.9%)
QuinolonesNA210200 (95.2%)10 (4.8%)0
PEF210186 (88.6%)0 (0%)24 (11.4%)
CIP210210 (100%)00
TetracyclinesTET210210 (100%)00
TGC210210 (100%)00
OtherAMC210210 (100%)00
SXT210210 (100%)00

S: susceptible; I: intermediate; R: resistant; AMC: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; AMK: amikacin; AMP: ampicillin; AZM: azithromycin; CIP: ciprofloxacin; CXM: cefuroxime; FOX: cefoxitin; CHL: chloramphenicol; CTX: cefotaxime; CFZ: ceftazidime; FEP: cefepime; GEN: gentamicin; IMP: imipenem; MER: meropenem; NIT: nitrofurantoin; PEF: pefloxacin; TET: tetracycline; TGC: tigecycline; SXT: trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.