Incidence of uterine infections, major bacteria and antimicrobial resistance in postpartum dairy cows in southern Ethiopia

Table 4 Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria isolated from uterine discharge from cows with postpartum problems

Type and number of isolates tested	Antimicrobial tested
	T10μg/disc			Ch30μg/disc			G10μg/disc			St10μg/disc			Am20μg/disc			AMP25μg/disc
	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S	R	I	S
E.coli (6)	50	0	50	0	16.7	83.3	0	0	100	33.3	16.7	50	0	0	100	50	0	50
CPS (4)	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	50	50	25	0	75	75	25	0
Klebsiella (3)	100	0	0	66.7	0	33.3	0	0	100	33.3	33.3	33.3	0	0	100	0	0	100
A. pyogenes (2)	50	0	50	50	50	0	0	0	100	50	50	0	0	50	50	50	50	0
Fusobacterium (3)	33.3	0	66.7	66.7	0	33.3	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	33.3	0	66.7
E.aerogenes (2)	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	50	50	0	0	100	0	0	100
CNS (2)	50	0	50	0	0	100	0	50	50	50	50	0	0	100	0	0	0	100
Streptococus (1)	0	100	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100
Salmonella (1)	0	0	100	0	100	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100
Proteus (1)	100	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	100	100	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	100
Pasteurella (1)	100	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	100	100	0	0
Total (26)	42.3	3.8	53.8	19.2	15.4	65.4	0	3.8	96.2	23.1	26.9	50	3.8	15.4	80.8	34.6	7.7	57.7

*R Resistant, I Intermediate, S Susceptible, T Tetracycline, Ch Chloramphenicol, G Gentamicin, St Streptomycin, Am Amoxicillin, Amp Ampicillin, CPS Coagulase positive staphylococci, CNS Coagulase negative staphylococci

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