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Table 5 Distribution of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance among S. schleiferi 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

41.03 (16/39)

48.3 (14/29)

50.0 (11/22)

45.5 (10/22)

45.5 (51/112)

β-lactams

 Ampicillin

60.5 (23/38)

55.2 (16/29)

45.0 (18/40)

63.0 (34/54)

56.5 (91/161)

 Cefoxitin

20.5 (8/39)

17.2 (5/29)

32.5 (13/40)

30.2 (16/53)

26.1 (42/161)

 Oxacillin

66.7 (26/39)

65.5 (19/29)

52.5 (21/40)

57.4 (31/54)

59.9 (97/162)

Fluoroquinolones

 Marbofloxacin

39.5 (15/38)

51.7 (15/29)

51.3 (20/39)

50 (23/46)

48.0 (73/152)

Folate inhibitors

 TMSa

0 (0/39)

3.5 (1/29)

2.5 (1/40)

3.7 (2/54)

2.5 (4/162)

Lincosamides

 Clindamycin

10.3 (4/39)

6.9 (2/29)

0 (0/40)

14.8 (8/54)

8.6 (14/162)

Macrolides

 Erythromycin

10.3 (4/39)

6.9 (2/29)

0 (0/40)

14.8 (8/54)

8.6 (14/162)

Phenicols

 Chloramphenicol

0 (0/39)

3.5 (1/29)

0 (0/40)

0 (0/54)

0.6 (1/162)

Tetracyclines

 Tetracycline

0 (0/39)

6.9 (2/29)

5 (2/40)

13.0 (7/54)

6.8 (11/162)*

AMRb

84.6 (33/39)

82.8 (24/29)

72.5 (29/40)

72.2 (39/54)

77.2 (125/162)

MDRc

28.2 (11/39)

34.5 (10/29)

20.0 (8/40)

27.8 (15/54)

27.2 (44/162)

MRSSd

61.8 (21/34)

64.3 (18/28)

48.7 (19/39)

55.8 (29/52)

56.9 (87/153)

  1. aTrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
  2. bAntimicrobial resistance
  3. cMultidrug resistance
  4. dMethicillin-resistant S. schleiferi, 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