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Table 7 Patterns of resistance to antibiotics observed in commensal enterococci (n = 145) isolated from racing pigeons

From: Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and virulence factors of Enterococcus species in racing pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica)

Number of antibiotics

Antibiotic combinations (number of resistant isolates)

Total % (n) of resistant isolates

9

Penicillin/Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Chloramphenicol/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

0.7% (1)

8

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/High level gentamicin/Vancomycin (1)

2.1% (3)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Chloramphenicol/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

Penicillin/Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

7

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (3)

4.1% (6)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin/High level gentamicin/Vancomycin (1)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/High level gentamicin/Vancomycin (1)

Penicillin/Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

6

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (2)

5.5% (8)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/ChloramphenicoL/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin (1)

Penicillin/Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin (1)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Chloramphenicol/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin/High level gentamicin/Vancomycin (1)

5

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Chloramphenicol/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin (8)

17.2% (25)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin (5)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (4)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Tetracycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin (3)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (3)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin (1)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Chloramphenicol/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin (1)

4

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin (31)

29% (42)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Nitrofurantoin/Teicoplanin (6)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (2)

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Chloramphenicol/Teicoplanin (1)

Enrofloxacin/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline/Vancomycin (1)

Doxycycline/Tetracycline/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

3

Enrofloxacin/Doxycycline/Teicoplanin (11)

16.6% (24)

Doxycycline/Erythromycin/Teicoplanin (6)

Enrofloxacin/Nitrofurantoin/Erythromycin (3)

Enrofloxacin/Nitrofurantoin/Tetracycline (1)

Doxycycline/Chloramphenicol/Teicoplanin (1)

Doxycycline/Teicoplanin/Vancomycin (1)

Penicillin/Doxycycline/Teicoplanin (1)

2

Enrofloxacin/Nitrofurantoin (6)

5.5% (8)

Doxycycline/Teicoplanin (2)

1

Enrofloxacin (12)

12.4% (18)

Nitrofurantoin (6)

0

0

6.9% (10)