Antibiotic-resistance Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cow’s milk in the Hawassa area, South Ethiopia

Table 1 Details of the S. aureus isolates obtained from Hawassa area, South Ethiopia

Sample source	HACCP level	# of sample Collected	% of *S. aureus* isolates (level of contamination) with *S. aureus* per HACCP level)^a
Teat	CCP1	32	14 (17.9%)
Bucket at farm level	CCP2	32	20 (25.7%)
From storage containers at milk collection center	CCP3	32	21 (26.9%)
From transportation container	CCP4	32	17 (21.8%)
After cooling at the pasteurization plant	CCP5	32	6 (7.7%)
			100%

^a Percentages were calculated from a total of 78 bacterial isolates studied using the biochemical identification method to determine those positive for S. aureus.

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