Table 7 The most prevalent resistance profile per antimicrobial category found in Coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated in this study based on CLSI human clinical breakpoint data
No. antimicrobial category | No. of isolates (%) | Resistance pattern (no. of isolates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
stray cats (n = 64) | hospital-admitted cats (n = 230) | veterinary staff (n = 160) | ||
All susceptible | 115 (25.3) | 31 | 64 | 20 |
1 | 109 (24.0) | OXA (11) | BLA (37) | BLA (18) |
2 | 80 (17.6) | BLA-OXA (4) | BLA-OXA (38) | BLA-OXA (15) |
3 | 54 (11.9) | AMG-BLA-OXA (1) | BLA-BLI-OXA (14) | BLA-BLI-OXA (9) |
4 | 38 (8.4) | BLA-BLI-OXA-TET (2) | AMG-BLA-OXA-TET (3) | AMG-BLA-OXA-TET (8) |
5 | 39 (8.6) | – | AMG-BLA-BLI-OXA-TET (4) | AMG-BLA-BLI-OXA-TET (24) |
6 | 18 (4.0) | AMG-BLA-BLI-OXA-LIN-TET (1) | AMG-BLA-BLI-OXA-FQN-TET (2) | AMG-BLA-BLI-OXA-FQN-TET (6) |
7 | 3 (0.7) | – | AMG-BLA-BLI-OXA-LIN-PNC-TET (2) | AMG-BLA-BLI-OXA-FQN-LIN-TET (2) |
Non-MDR | 304 (67.0) | 57 (89.1a) | 179 (77.8a) | 68 (42.5a) |
MDR | 150 (33.0) | 7 (10.9a) | 51 (22.2a) | 92 (57.5a) |