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Table 2 Phenotypic antimicrobial resistance results of Salmonella enterica isolates by sample types

From: Antimicrobial drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica in commercial poultry value chain in Chitwan, Nepal

Sample types

N

Tetracycline, n (%)

Ciprofloxacin, n (%)

Azithromycin, n (%)

Farm environmental samples

31

29 (94%)

3 (10%)

2 (6%)

 Farm swabs

8

6 (75%)

0

0

 Feces

6

6 (100%)

0

2 (33%)

 Litter

4

4 (100%)

0

0

 Vehicle swabs

8

8 (100%)

1 (13%)

0

 Feed

5

5 (100%)

2 (40%)

0

Poultry tissue samples

126

124 (98%)

14 (11%)

6 (5%)

 Muscle

20

20 (100%)

3 (15%)

1 (5%)

 Skin

19

19 (100%)

3 (16%)

1 (5%)

 Intestine

21

21 (100%)

0

1 (5%)

 Gizzard

18

18 (100%)

4 (22%)

1 (6%)

 Heart

16

16 (100%)

4 (25%)

0

 Liver

18

16 (89%)

0

1 (6%)

 Spleen

14

14 (100%)

0

1 (7%)

Grand total

157

153 (97%)

17 (9%)

8 (4%)

  1. *All isolates were susceptible to meropenem