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Table 3 Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of 193 S. aureus isolates from human and dairy cows in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

From: Burden and antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus in dairy farms in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Antibiotic & concentration

Interpretation

Dairy farmers

Dairy cows

Penicillin (10 μg)

S

2 (9.1)

4 (8.3)

R

20 (90.9)

44 (91.7)

Cefoxitin (30 μg)

S

21 (95.5)

48 (100)

R

1 (4.5)

0 (0)

Erythromycin (15 μg)

S

18 (81.8)

44 (91.7)

I

0 (0)

3 (6.2)

R

4 (18.2)

1 (2.1)

Clindamycin (2 μg)

S

22 (100)

47 (97.9)

I

0 (0)

0 (0)

R

0 (0)

1 (2.1)

Tetracycline (30 μg)

S

15 (68.2)

28 (58.3)

I

0 (0)

3 (6.2)

R

7 (31.8)

17 (35.4)

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (1.25/23.75 μg)

S

16 (72.7)

41 (85.4)

I

0 (0)

2 (4.2)

R

6 (27.3)

5 (10.4)

Rifampin (5 μg)

S

22 (100)

48 (100)

Vancomycin E-test

S

22 (100)

48 (100)

Daptomycin E-test

S

22 (100)

48 (100)

  1. Key: S Sensitive, I Intermediate, R Resistant