Research Article

Cloacael Carriage and Multidrug Resistance Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Poultry Farms, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 4

Resistance patterns of E. coli O157:H7 isolates form Haramaya University and Adele Poultry Farms against 14 antimicrobial agents.

AntimicrobialsE. coli O157:H7
Frequency%

E, K14.16
E, TE28.33
E, C14.16
E, CLI14.16
E, SPT14.16
E, AMP28.33
E, FOX14.16
E, CLI, TE14.16
E, K, TE14.16
CN, E, TE14.16
E, C, CLI, AMP312.5
E, FOX, C, AML14.16
E, CLI, C, AMP14.16
E, S, C, AML14.16
E, AMP, TE, AML14.16
CN, E, S, AMP14.16
E, CLI, K, AMP, FOX, C, TE, AML28.33
E, CLI, K, AMP, C, TE, TRI, AML14.16
E, S, K, NAL, CLI, C, TE, TRI, AML14.16

Total2492.30

E: erythromycin, S: streptomycin, Nal = nalidixic acid, K: kanamycin, AMP: ampicillin, TE: tetracycline, RIT: trimethoprim, AML: amoxicillin, CIP: ciprofloxacin, CN: gentamycin, FOX: cefoxitin, C: chloramphenicol, and SPT: spectinomycin.