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Table 3 Multidrug resistance patterns of pathogenic enteric bacteria isolated from food handlers at Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

From: Prevalence of enteric bacteria and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among food handlers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

Bacterial isolates

Degree of resistance

 

R3 n (%)

R4 n (%)

R > 5 n (%)

MDR** n (%)

Shigella species(n = 26)

3(11.5)

0

7(26.9)

10(38.4)

EHEC* O157: H7 (n = 5)

0

1(20)

2

3(60)

Salmonella species(n = 3)

0

1(33.3)

0

1(33.3)

Total (34)

3(8.8)

2(5.9)

9(26.5)

14(41.2)

  1. EHEC*: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, **MDR = Isolates resistant to 3 or more antibiotics classes. R3 = Resistant to Three antibiotic classes, R4 = Resistant to four antibiotic classes, R > 5 = Resistant to greater or equal to 5 antibiotics
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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