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Table 6 Antimicrobial resistance rates of Escherichia coli from animals and Campylobacter spp in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia (ref: [51, 59, 74, 77])

From: Antimicrobial resistance in human and animal pathogens in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Tanzania: an urgent need of a sustainable surveillance system

Antibiotic

Resistance rate in different studies: Escherichia coli%(range)

Mean resistance n/N* (%)

Ampicillin

80, 90, 88 (80 – 90)

356/414 (86)

Augmentin

82, 74, 83 (74 – 83)

276/346 (79)

Gentamicin

63, 67 (63 – 67)

191/294(65)

Co-trimoxazole

36, 71, 91 (36 – 91)

282/427 (66)

Tetracycline

4, 96 (4 – 96)

154/307 (50)

 

Resistance rates Campylobacter jejuni % (range)

 

Amoxicillin

82

41/50 (82)

Tetracycline

74, 22 (22 – 74)

28/59 (48)

Erythromycin

35, 0.0 (0 – 35)

18/59 (30)

Cefuroxime

48

24/50 (48)

Norfloxacin

10

5/50 (10)

Ciprofloxacin

16, 11 (11 – 16)

9/59 (15)

  1. N*=Total number of isolates tested.