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Table 5 Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from food sample in Gondar town, January–May 2017

From: Bacteriological profile, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the isolates among street vended foods and hygienic practice of vendors in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of isolates

Isolates

S. aureus n (%)

E.coli n (%)

Enterobacter n (%)

Citrobacter n (%)

Ampicillin

S

–

2(13.33)

3(30)

1(25)

R

–

13(86.67)

7(70)

3(75)

Chloramphenicol

S

27(79.4)

13(86.67)

5(50)

2(50)

R

7(20.6)

2(13.33)

5(50)

2(50)

Ciprofloxacin

S

27(79.4)

11(73.33)

8(80)

3(75)

R

7(20.6)

4(26.67)

2(20)

1(25)

Ceftazidime

S

–

6(40)

3(30)

2(50)

R

–

9(60)

7(70)

2(50)

Tetracycline

S

29(85.3)

12(80)

8(80)

4(100)

R

5(14.7)

3(20)

2(20)

0

Ceftriaxone

S

–

13(86.67)

8(80)

4(100)

R

–

2(13.33)

2(20)

0

Penicillin

S

9(26.5)

–

–

–

R

25(73.5)

–

–

–

Norfloxacin

S

–

7(46.67)

6(60)

2(50)

R

–

8(53.33)

4(40)

2(50)

Gentamycin

S

29(85.3)

14(93.33)

9(90)

4(100)

R

5(14.7)

1(6.67)

1(10)

0

Clindamycin

S

30(88.2)

–

–

–

R

4(11.76)

–

–

–

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

S

21(61.8)

9(60)

6(60)

3(75)

R

13(38.2)

6(40)

4(40)

1(25)

  1. S Sensitive, R Resistance