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Table 1 Antimicrobial resistance profiles of ESBL-EC isolates from Humans, chickens and farm/market environments in Abuja - Nigeria, 2019

From: Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli among humans, chickens and poultry environments in Abuja, Nigeria

Drug Class

Drug

MIC Resistance breakpoint μg/mL

Humans,

n = 14

(%)

Chickens n = 14

(%)

Environment

n = 9

(%)

Tetracyclines

Tetracyclines (TET)

≥ 16

14 (100)

13 (92.9)

9 (100)

Folate Pathway antagonists

Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim (SXT)

≥ 4/76

12 (85.7)

10 (71.4)

9 (100)

Sulfisoxazole (FIS)

≥512

12 (85.7)

9 (64.3)

9 (100)

Penicillins

Ampicillin (AMP)

≥ 32

13 (92.9)

14 (100)

9 (100)

Quinolones

Nalidixic acid (NAL)

≥ 32

5 (35.7)

7 (50.00)

5 (55.6)

Ciprofloxacin (CIP)

≥ 4

3 (21.4)

5 (35.7)

2 (22.2)

Aminoglycosides

Streptomycin (STR)

≥ 32

10 (71.4)

10 (71.4)

8 (88.9)

Gentamicin (GEN)

≥ 16

5 (35.7)

7 (50.00)

5 (55.6)

Phenicols

Chloramphenicol (CHL)

≥ 32

3 (21.4)

7 (50.00)

2 (22.2)

Macrolide Antibiotics

Azithromycin (AZI)

≥ 32

4 (28.6)

4 (28.6)

5 (55.6)

B-lactam inhibitors

Amoxicillin-clavulanate (AMC)

≥ 32/16

1 (7.14)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Cephem

Ceftriaxone (CRO)

≥ 4

2 (14.3)

2 (14.3)

0 (0)

Cefoxitin (FOX)

≥ 32

14 (100)

14 (100)

1 (11.1)

Ceftiofur (XNL)

≥ 8

2 (14.3)

2 (14.3)

1 (11.1)

Resistance to 3 or more classes of antibiotics

MDR

n/a

13 (92.9)

13 (92.9)

9 (100)