Research Article

Occurrence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance of E. coli O157:H7 Isolated from the Beef Carcass of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia

Table 4

Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of E. coli O157:H7 isolated from carcass swab samples.

DrugsConcentration (µg)Frequency of resistance and susceptible E. coli O157:H7 isolates
ResistantIntermediateSusceptible

Oxytetracycline300 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)
Tetracycline300 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)
Sulphonamides300 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)
Ampicillin100 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)
Ciprofloxacin50 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)
Neomycin100 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)
Clindamycin1025 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Trimethoprim53 (12%)0 (0%)22 (88%)
Norfloxacin100 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)
Streptomycin250 (0%)3 (12%)22 (88%)
Chloramphenicol100 (0%)0 (0%)25 (100%)