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Table 4 Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolates from urine specimens of canine clinical cases admitted to the veterinary teaching hospital, 2007–2012

From: Antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolates from dogs presented with urinary tract infections at a veterinary teaching hospital in South Africa

Antibiotic Class

Number Tested

Number Resistant

Percent Resistant

Lincosamides

160

160

100

Lincospectin

104

104

100

Macrolides

161

153

95.0

Cephalosporins

166

139

83.7

Penicillins

167

117

70.1

Tetracyclines

166

112

67.5

Synulox

163

95

58.3

Potentiated sulpha

166

41

24.7

Amphenicols

118

29

24.6

Aminoglycoside

167

36

21.6

Fluoroquinolone

167

21

12.6