Ready-to-Eat Foods: A Potential Vehicle for the Spread of Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci and Antimicrobial-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Buea Municipality, South West Cameroon
Table 6
Antimicrobial-resistant patterns of S. aureus isolates from RTE food samples (n = 72).
Number of antimicrobials showing resistance
Antibiotype
Number of isolates (%)
Sample origin
2
P-DA
2 (2.78)
Fruit salad, suya
E-CN
1 (1.39)
Meat hot-pot
P-AML
1 (1.39)
Cake
AML-E
2 (2.78)
Fruit salad
3
E-AZM-C
1 (1.39)
Meat hot-pot
P-AML-E
1 (1.39)
Suya
P-AML-DA
3 (4.17)
Rice, bread
AML-E-CN
2 (2.78)
Fruit salad
P-AML-AZM
6 (8.33)
Cake, rice, bread
4
P-E-AZM-C
1 (1.39)
Meat hot-pot
P-AML-E-DA
6 (8.33)
Meat hot-pot, rice
P-E-AZM-CN
1 (1.39)
Fruit salad
P-AML-E-CN
2 (2.78)
Fruit salad
P-AML-E-AZM
8 (11.11)
Suya, bread, cake
P-AML-DA-CN
1 (1.39)
Meat hot-pot
5
P-AML-E-AZM-C
9 (12.5)
All the RTE foods
P-AML-E-DA-CN
5 (6.94)
Fruit salad, rice
P-AML-CIP-E-CN
2 (2.78)
Meat hot-pot
P-AML-E-AZM-DA
7 (9.72)
Rice, bread, cake
P-AML-E-AZM-CN
1 (1.39)
Fruit salad
6
P-AML-OX-CIP-E-C
1 (1.39)
Fruit salad
P-AML-E-AZM-DA-CN
6 (8.33)
Rice, suya
7
P-AML-OX-CIP-E-AZM-C
2 (2.78)
Meat hot-pot
9
P-AML-OX-CIP-E-AZM-DA-CN-C
1 (1.39)
Bread
Total
72 (100)
P, penicillin; AML, amoxicillin, OX, oxacillin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; E, erythromycin; AZM, azithromycin; DA, clindamycin; CN, gentamicin; C, chloramphenicol; RTE, ready-to-eat.
