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Table 3 Distribution of multiple antibiotic resistant characterizations of the Salmonella spp. and E. coli isolated from fresh Nile tilapia sold in retail markets in Nairobi

From: Antimicrobial resistance profiles of salmonella spp. and escherichia coli isolated from fresh nile tilapia (oreochromis niloticus) fish marketed for human consumption

Microorganism

Antibiotic resistant pattern

No. of antibiotics (Classes)

No. of resistant species (%)

MDR pattern

MAR index

Salmonella spp. (n = 18)

     

KAS-01

CPD

1 (1)

1 (5.6)

No

0.09

WES-02

CAZ

1 (1)

1 (5.6)

No

0.09

KAS-05, LAN-20, LAN-28

P

1 (1)

3 (16.7)

No

0.09

WES-09

CPD + RIF + S + VA

4 (4)

1 (5.6)

Yes

0.36

MAK-22

AX + NIT + P + RIF + VA

5 (5)

1 (5.6)

Yes

0.45

EMB-32

AX + CAZ + C + MRP + VA

5 (5)

1 (5.6)

Yes

0.45

E. coli (n = 24)

     

WES-02

C

1 (1)

1 (4.2)

No

0.09

MAK-12

VA

1 (1)

1 (4.2)

No

0.09

EMBA-01

MRP

1 (1)

1 (4.2)

No

0.09

MAK-13, LAN-20,

WES-01, WES-05

P

1 (1)

4 (16.7)

No

0.09

MAK-15, KAS-11,

KAS-14, KAS-15

RIF

1 (1)

4 (16.7)

No

0.09

LAN-23

P + VA

2 (2)

1 (4.2)

No

0.18

MAK-26, LAN-35

AX + MRP + RIF + VA

4 (4)

2 (8.3)

Yes

0.36

  1. AX = Ampicillin/Cloxacillin; CPM = Cefepime; CPD = Cefpodoxime; CAZ = Ceftazidime; C = Chloramphenicol; MRP = Meropenem; NIT = Nitrofurantoin; P = Penicillin-G; RIF = Rifampicin; S = Streptomycin; VA = Vancomycin. MAR = Multiple antibiotic resistance. The classes of antibiotics are: Carbapenems (MRP), Cephalosporin (third generation; CAZ), Penicillin (P-G), Beta-lactam (AX), Cephalosporin (third generation; CPD), Phenicol (C), Cephalosporin (fourth generation, CPM), Nitrofurans (NIT), Glycopeptides (VA), Ansamycin (RIF), and Aminoglycosides (S)