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Table 4 Antimicrobial susceptibility of diarrheagenic E. coli isolated from children and adults attending health centers in Southeastern Brazil

From: High prevalence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli carrying toxin-encoding genes isolated from children and adults in southeastern Brazil

DEC group

Susceptibility, n (%)

AMK

AMP

AMC

CTX

CHL

CIP

GEN

IPM

SXT

TET

TIC

EAEC

 Children (n = 30)

1 (3.3)

0

0

0

0

1 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

0

0

1 (3.3)

0

 Adults (n = 46)

1 (2.2)

2 (4.3)

3 (6.5)

4 (8.7)

2 (4.3)

3 (6.5)

2 (4.3)

2 (4.3)

2 (4.3)

5 (10.9)

2 (4.3)

DAEC

 Children (n = 18)

2 (11.1)

7 (38.9)

0

8 (44.4)

3 (16.7)

10 (55.5)

0

0

4 (22.2)

1 (5.5)

3 (16.7)

 Adults (n = 24)

5 (20.8)

11 (45.8)

2 (8.3)

14 (58.3)

4 (16.7)

14 (58.3)

0

4 (16.7)

5 (20.8)

2 (8.3)

4 (16.7)

aEPEC

 Children (n = 8)

4 (50.0)

6 (75.0)

3 (37.5)

6 (75.0)

5 (62.5)

5 (62.5)

5 (62.5)

5 (62.5)

6 (75.0)

5 (62.5)

5 (62.5)

 Adults (n = 2)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. AMK Amikacin, AMP Ampicillin, AMC Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid, CTX Cefotaxime, CLO Choramphenicol, CIP Ciprofloxacin, GEN Gentamicin, IPM Imipenem, SUT trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, TET Tetracycline, TIC Ticarcillin