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Table 4 Antimicrobial susceptibility assay of the major bacterial pathogens of BRD

From: Serotyping, antibiogram, and detection of bacterial pathogens associated with bovine respiratory disease in selected areas of Ethiopia

Class

Antimicrobials

Disc conc.

Standard breakpoints

Susceptibility percentage of isolates (%)

M. H

P.M

H.S

β-lactam

Penicillin-G

10 U

R ≤ 28; S ≥ 29a

56.8

51.9

48.2

Ampicillin

10 μg

R < 17; S ≥ 17b

61.3

56.7

57.1

Fluoroquinolones

Enrofloxacin

5 μg

R ≤ 16; S ≥ 21a

100

100

100

Ciprofloxacin

5 μg

R < 27; S ≥ 27b

100

100

100

Aminoglycosides

Streptomycin

100 μg

R ≤ 11; S ≥ 15a

21.5

16.0

28.6

Gentamycin

10 μg

R ≤ 12; S ≥ 15a

27.2

19.8

33.9

Tetracycline

Tetracycline

30 μg

R < 24; S ≥ 24b

81.7

77.8

87.5

Oxytetracycline

30 μg

R ≤ 14; S ≥ 19a

85.3

83.9

91.1

 

Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

25 μg

R ≤ 10; S ≥ 16a

100

100

100

Phenicols

Florfenicol

30 μg

R ≤ 14; S ≥ 19a

100

100

100

Cephalosporin

Ceftiofur

30 μg

R ≤ 17; S ≥ 21a

100

100

100

  1. M.H M. haemolytica, P.M P. multocida, H.S H. somni., Conc. Concentration
  2. aClinical Laboratory Standard Institute (VET01S)
  3. bThe European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility testing (EU vet-CAST)