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Table 2 Antibiotic-resistance profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk originating from Hawassa area, South Ethiopia (n = 78)

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

Sample source of milk

Antibiotic resistance (%)

 

PG

AP

AC

CIP

E

CRO

TMP

Ox

VA

Teat

64.3

64.3

14.3

0.0

21.4

14.3

7.1

57.1

57.1

Bucket at farm level

35.0

35.0

10.0

0.0

10.0

5.0

0.0

15.0

70.0

From storage containers at milk collection center

71.4

71.4

14.3

0.0

19.0

9.5

0.0

66.7

57.1

From transportation container

100

100

94.1

0.0

88.2

76.5

23.5

100

23.5

After cooling at the pasteurization plant

83.3

83.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

83.3

50.0

  1. Note: Percentages were calculated by dividing the number confirmed as S. aureus resistant in a particular sample source by the total number of isolates tested.