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Table 5 Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from cow milk samples at the Onderstepoort milk laboratory, 2017

From: Antimicrobial resistance patterns and biofilm formation of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species isolated from subclinical mastitis cow milk samples submitted to the Onderstepoort Milk Laboratory

Group

Antimicrobial

AMR-S. epidermidisb

(n = 16)

MDR-S. epidermidisc

(n = 11)

Percent

95%

CIa

Percent

95%

CIa

Lincosamide

Clindamycin

0

0

18

0

0

26

Penicillins

Penicillin

82

59

94

91

62

98

Ampicillin

77

53

90

91

62

98

Cloxacillin

35

17

59

55

28

79

Tetracyclines

Oxytetracycline

41

22

64

64

35

85

Phenicols

Chloramphenicol

17

6

41

18

5

48

flouroquinolone

Ciprofloxacin

17

6

41

27

10

57

Cephalosporin

Cefoxitin

29

13

53

45

21

72

Glycopeptide

Vancomycin

12

3

34

18

5

48

Aminoglycoside

Streptomycin

12

3

34

18

5

48

Macrolide

Erythromycin

41

22

64

45

21

72

  1. a95% CI = 95% confidence interval
  2. bAMR- S. epidermidis = S. epidermidis to at least one antimicrobial
  3. cMDR- S. epidermidis = Multidrug resistance S. epidermidis