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Table 6 Antimicrobial Susceptibility of isolated Salmonella and Shigella species among diarrheal children attending Ambo public health facilities, 2014

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from diarrheic children in Ambo town

Salmonella and Shigella (n = 9)

Antibiotics types in percentage (%)

%

Total No. (%)

AK-30

A

−10

AML-2

SXT −25

CTX-5

C-30

CIP-5

GM-10

N

A

Te-30

S. chicago

S

R

I

R

S

R

S

S

S

R

40

33.3

S. caracas

S

R

S

R

R

R

S

S

S

R

50

S. saintpaul

S

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

10

Shigella flexneri

S

R

R

I

S

S

I

S

S

R

30

30

Shigella flexneri

S

R

I

I

S

I

S

S

S

S

10

Shigella flexneri

S

R

I

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

20

Shigella sonnei

S

I

R

R

S

S

S

S

S

R

30

Shigella boydii

S

R

I

R

S

R

S

S

R

R

50

Shigella boydii

S

R

R

S

S

R

S

S

S

R

40

Total resistance (%)

0

88.9

33.3

55.6

11.1

44.4

0

0

11.1

55.6

31.1

  1. Key: Amikacin (AK-30 μg), Ampicillin (A-10 μg), Amoxicillin (AML-10 μg), Cotrimoxazole (SXT −25 μg), Cefotaxime (CTX-30 μg), Chloramphenicol (C-30 μg), Ciprofloxacin (CIP-5 μg), Gentamycin (GM-10 μg), Nalidixic acid (NA-30 μg), Tetracycline (Te-30 μg), sensitive (S), resistance (R) and intermediate (I)