Table 8 The most prevalent resistance profile per antimicrobial category found in Enterobacteriaceae 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 = 39) | hospital-admitted cats (n = 189) | veterinary staff (n = 50) | ||
All susceptible | 135 (48.6) | 29 | 99 | 7 |
1 | 32 (11.5) | BLA (2) | BLA (9) | BLA (3) |
2 | 40 (14.4) | BLA-BLI (1) | BLA-TET (8) | GC-TET (9) |
3 | 48 (17.3) | BLA-BLI-GC (1) | BLA-BLI-GC (11) | BLA-BLI-GC (9) |
4 | 12 (4.3) | BLA-BLI-GC-CPM (1) | BLA-BLI-GC-3GC (3) | AMG-BLA-BLI-TET (1) |
5 | 9 (3.2) | BLA-BLI-GC-3GC-TET (1) | BLA-BLI-GC-3GC-TET (4) | – |
6 | 2 (0.7) | – | AMG-BLA- GC-3GC-FQN-TET (1) | – |
Non-MDR | 207 (74.5) | 35 (89.7a) | 144 (76.2a) | 28 (56.0a) |
MDR | 71 (25.5) | 4 (10.3a) | 45 (23.8a) | 22 (44.0a) |