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Table 3 The phenotypic antibiotic resistance profiles for the E. coli O157 isolates

From: Detection of multidrug-resistant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in some food products and cattle faeces in Al-Sharkia, Egypt: one health menace

Code No

Diameter of inhibition zone(mm)of different antibiotics

MAR index

β-lactam

Aminoglycosides

sulfamide

polypeptide

quinolone

Macrolides

 

FOX

(30 μg)

FEP

(30 μg)

CAZ

(30 μg)

CR0

(30 μg)

AMC

(30 μg)

PRL

(10 μg)

IPM

(10 μg)

AK

(30 μg)

CN

(10 μg)

SXT

(25 μg)

PB

(30 μg)

CIP

(5 μg)

E

(15 μg)

 

CF1

R

S

R

S

R

I

S

S

S

S

R

S

R

0.38

CF4

R

I

R

S

R

R

S

S

S

S

I

S

I

0.31

CF5

S

R

R

I

R

R

S

S

S

S

R

S

R

0.46

CF6

R

S

R

I

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

0.38

CF8

R

R

R

R

R

R

S

S

S

S

R

S

R

0.62

CF9

R

S

I

S

R

S

S

S

R

S

R

S

R

0.38

CF11

R

S

S

S

R

S

S

S

S

S

R

S

I

0.23

CF13

R

R

R

R

R

R

S

S

I

S

R

S

R

0.62

CF15

R

S

I

S

R

S

S

S

S

S

I

S

I

0.15

H5

R

S

I

S

R

S

S

S

S

S

I

S

I

0.15

Antibiotic resistance (R)%

90%

30%

60%

20%

100%

40%

Nil

Nil

10%

0%

70%

Nil

60%

 
  1. CF cattle faeces, H hamburger, MAR index multiple antibiotics resistance = No. of antibiotics to which the isolate is resistant / Total No. of used antibiotics, No.: number, R: resistant, S: sensitive, I: intermrdiate, FOX cefoxitin, FEP cefepime, CAZ ceftazidime, CRO ceftriaxon, AMC amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, PRL piperacillin, IPM imipenem, AK amikacin, CN gentamicin, SXT trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, PB polymixin, CIP ciprofloxacin, E erythromycin