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Table 3 Antimicrobial susceptibility results of Staphylococcus aureus isolated in meats from Tamaulipas

From: Detection of multi-drug resistance and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from retail meat in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Group

Microbial agent

Antimicrobial susceptibility

R

%

I

%

S

%

B-lactams

Ampicillin

AM

74/87

85.0

0/87

0.0

13/87

14.9

Dicloxacillin

DC

75/87

86.2

12/87

13.7

0/87

0.0

Penicillin

PE

75/87

86.2

0/87

0.0

12/87

13.7

Oxacillin

OX

70/87

80.4

4/87

4.5

13/87

14.9

Cefalosporin

Cefalotin

CF

42/87

48.2

15/87

17.2

30/87

34.4

Cefotaxime

CTX

21/87

24.1

52/87

59.7

14/87

16.0

Cefepime

FEP

27/87

31.0

35/87

40.2

25/87

28.7

Cefuroxim

CXM

20/87

22.8

45/87

51.7

22/87

25.2

Macrolides

Erythromycin

E

43/87

49.4

35/87

40.2

9/87

10.3

Aminoglycosides

Gentamicin

GE

3/87

3.4

5/87

5.7

79/87

90.8

Quinolones

Levofloxacin

LEV

5/87

5.7

11/87

12.6

71/87

81.6

Tetracyclines

Tetracycline

TE

37/87

42.5

30/87

34.4

20/87

22.9

Sulfonamides

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim

STX

29/87

33.3

10/87

11.4

48/87

55.1

Glycopeptides

Vancomycin

V

45/87

51.7

36/87

41.3

6/87

6.8