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Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Salmonella enterica on disk diffusion test

From: Susceptibility pattern of Salmonella enterica against commonly prescribed antibiotics, to febrile-pediatric cases, in low-income countries

Antibiotics Group

Antibiotic used

Antibiotic susceptibility

Susceptible

Intermediate

Resistant

n

%

n

%

n

%

penicillin

amoxycillin

90

100

0

0

0

0

phenicols

chloramphenicol

90

100

0

0

0

0

synthetic

cotrimoxazole

90

100

0

0

0

0

cephalosporins

cephotaxime

90

100

0

0

0

0

ceftriaxone

89

98.9

1

1.1

0

0

cefixime

89

98.9

1

1.1

0

0

macrolides

azithromycin

88

97.8

2

2.2

0

0

fluoroquinolones

ofloxacin

70

77.7

7

7.8

13

14.4

ciprofloxacin

65

72.2

13

14.4

12

13.3

nalidixic-acid

6

6.7

0

0

84

93.3