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Table 3 Antimicrobial resistance profile of Staphylococcus isolates to antimicrobial agents from samples tested at an academic veterinary laboratory, 2007–2012

From: Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Staphylococcus species isolated from cats presented at a veterinary academic hospital in South Africa

Group

Drug

Frequency

Percent (n/N) b

β-lactam

 

26

28.9 (26/90)

 Penicillin

PenicillinG

11

29.0 (11/27)

 

Ampicillin

12

32.4 (12/26)

 Cephalosporin

Cephalothin

1

2.7 (1/37)

 

Ceftiofur

1

2.7 (1/37)

 Combination

Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid

1

2.7 (1/37)

Tetracycline

Doxycycline

1

2.7 (1/37)

Fluoroquinolone

 

6

8.6 (6/70)

 

Enrofloxacin

3

7.9 (3/35)

 

Orbifloxacin

3

7.9 (3/35)

Aminoglycoside

 

4

3.6 (4/110)

 

Gentamicin

1

2.7 (1/37)

 

Amikacin

1

2.7 (1/37)

 

Kanamycin

2

5.3 (2/36)

Potentiated sulfonamide

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim

4

10.5 (4/34)

Amphenicols

Chloramphenicol

2

5.2 (2/36)

Lincosamides

Clindamycin

13

34.2 (13/25)

Aminoglycoside-lincosamide

Lincospectin

12

31.6 (12/26)

Macrolide

Tylosin

2

5.3 (2/36)

  1. b = n is the number resistant, N is number tested