Table 3 Antimicrobial resistance patterns and Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index for the Listeria monocytogenes isolates (n = 24)
Antibiotics Resistance Pattern | No. of strains | MAR index | Classification of the strains | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of resistance | No. of isolates (%) | |||
TET, T, P, AX, AMC, CTZ, CIP, NA, CTX, SM, GEN, VA | 4 | 0.86 | Extensively drug-resistant | 4 (16.7%) |
TET, T, P, AX, AMC, CTZ, CIP, NA, CTX, VA | 1 | 0.71 | Multi-drug resistant | 19 (79.2%) |
TET, T, P, AX, AMC, CTZ, CIP, NA, C, E | 2 | 0.71 | ||
TET, T, P, AX, AMC, CTZ, CIP, NA, CTX | 3 | 0.64 | ||
TET, P, CTX, CTZ, SM, GEN, E, C | 1 | 0.57 | ||
TET, T, P, AX, AMC, CTZ, C, E | 1 | 0.57 | ||
P, CTX, SM, GEN, VA | 2 | 0.36 | ||
TET, T, P, AX, CTZ | 2 | 0.36 | ||
TET, T, P, AX, CIP | 1 | 0.36 | ||
TET, T, AX, AMC | 3 | 0.29 | ||
TET, T, CIP, E | 1 | 0.29 | ||
TET, T, NA | 2 | 0.21 | ||
TET, SM | 1 | 0.14 | Low-drug resistant | 1 (4.2%) |