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Table 3 Antimicrobial resistance profile of E. coli isolates from raw meat at the selected slaughter sites in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

From: Antimicrobial resistance and molecular detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolates from raw meat in Greater Accra region, Ghana

Antimicrobial agent

PS

n = 50 (%)

SS

n = 42, (%)

PO

n = 6 (%)

Total

N = 98, (%)

Ampicillin

23 (46)

33 (79)

0 (0)

56 (57)

Tetracycline

26 (52)

18 (43)

0 (0)

44 (45)

Cefuroxime

8 (16)

13 (30)

0 (0)

21 (21)

Sulphamethoxazole/Trimethoprim

10 (20)

7 (16)

0 (0)

17 (17)

Amikacin

2 (4)

6 (14)

0 (0)

8 (8)

Ciprofloxacin

4 (8)

3 (7)

1 (16)

8 (8)

Cefotaxime

1 (2)

1 (2)

0 (0)

2 (2.1)

Gentamycin

2 (4)

1 (2)

0 (0)

3 (3.1)

Chloramphenicol

2 (4)

1 (2)

0 (0)

3 (3.1)

Ceftriaxone

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Meropenem

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. n Number of E. coli isolates, PS Public slaughterhouse, SS Slaughter slab, PO Privately-owned slaughterhouse