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Table 3 Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella serovars isolated from humans in Ghana

From: Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella among humans in Ghana

Serotype

N

Antimicrobialsa

Summaryc

TET

AMP

AMX

CIP

NAL

GEN

TMP

SUL

CHL

CAZ

FOX

CTX

0

1–3

>3

S. Enteritidis

54

32b

26

7

15

10

2

35

27

18

2

1

0

11

14

29

S. Typhimurium

33

11

16

3

5

3

1

17

12

11

2

2

2

4

10

19

S. Derby

12

11

11

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

11

0

S. Dublin

5

0

1

1

1

0

0

3

1

0

1

0

0

1

4

0

S. 9,12:-:-

5

4

3

0

1

1

0

4

4

3

0

0

0

1

1

3

S. Virchow

4

0

2

1

1

2

0

2

1

0

2

0

2

0

4

0

S. Colindale

4

1

1

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

S. Bredeney

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

S. 4,5,12:i:-

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

S. Poona

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

2

1

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

S. Ituri

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

S. Suberu

2

2

0

0

2

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

S. Agona

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

S. Eastborne

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

S. 4,12:-:1,2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

S. 8,20:g,m:-

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

S. Enugu

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

S. Oakland

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

S. Oranienburg

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

S. Senftenberg

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

S. Kapstaad

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Salmonella spp. (rough strains)

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Total

137

69

64

14

28

23

4

74

52

38

9

3

5

25

54

58

  1. a TET tetracycline, AMP ampicillin, CIP ciprofloxacin, NAL nalidixic acid, GEN gentamicin, TMP trimethoprim, SUL sulfamethazole, CHL chloramphenicol, AMX amoxicillin clavulanic acid, CAZ ceftazidime, CTX cefotaxime, FOX cefoxitin
  2. bNumbers under the different antimicrobials indicate the number of resistant isolates
  3. c0 = susceptible to all tested antimicrobials, 1–3 = resistant up to three antimicrobials, >3 = multiresistant to more than three classes of antimicrobials