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Table 4 Distribution of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance among S. coagulans isolated from canine specimens submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Tennessee, USA (2006–2017)

From: Patterns of antimicrobial, multidrug and methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus spp. isolated from canine specimens submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Tennessee, USA: a descriptive study

Antimicrobial

2006–2008

2009–2011

2012–2014

2015–2017

Total

Aminoglycosides

 Gentamicin

35.5 (67/194)

45.6 (93/204)

33.1 (48/145)

26.3 (30/114)

36.2 (238/657)

β-lactams

 Ampicillin

40.1 (75/187)

44.1 (90/204)

41.5 (107/258)

37.6 (76/202)

40.9 (348/851)

 Cefoxitin

21.7 (42/194)

26.1 (53/203)

20.6 (53/257)

18.7 (38/203)

21.7 (186/857)

 Oxacillin

35.6 (69/194)

41.2 (84/204)

40.9 (105/257)

31.0 (63/203)

37.4 (321/858)

Fluoroquinolones

 Marbofloxacin

30.9 (59/191)

44 (88/200)

41.1 (106/258)

33.3 (51/153)

37.7 (304/802)

Folate inhibitors

 TMSa

0.52 (1/194)

0.49 (1/204)

2.33 (6/257)

0.98 (2/204)

1.2 (10/859)

Lincosamides

 Clindamycin

4.6 (9/194)

3.4 (7/204)

2.3 (6/256)

3.4 (7/204)

3.4 (29/858)

Macrolides

 Erythromycin

4.1 (8/194)

2.9 (6/204)

2.7 (7/258)

2.9 (6/204)

3.1 (27/860)

Phenicols

 Chloramphenicol

0 (0/194)

0 (0/204)

0 (0/257)

0 (0/204)

0 (0/859)

Tetracyclines

 Tetracycline

1.6 (3/194)

2.0 (4/204)

3.1 (8/258)

3.0 (6/203)

2.4 (21/859)

AMRb

56.7 (110/194)

64.2 (131/204)

57.0 (147/258)

50.0 (102/204)

57.0 (490/860)

MDRc

21.7 (42/194)

30.9 (63/204)

16.7 (43/258)

11.8 (24/204)

20.0 (172/860)**

MRSCd

25.2 (42/167)

35.2 (70/199)

39.2 (100/255)

25.8 (49/190)

32.2 (261/811)

  1. aTrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
  2. bAntimicrobial resistance
  3. cMultidrug resistance
  4. dMethicillin-resistant S. coagulans, based on oxacillin disk diffusion testing confirmed with positive mecA PCR
  5. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.0001 for Cochran-Armitage trend test