Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from cabbage and lettuce samples in Tamale metropolis of Ghana

Table 4 Antibiotic resistance profile and multiple antibiotic resistance index (MAR index) of individual Salmonella enterica from cabbage and lettuce sources

Lettuce				Cabbage
Code	Antibiotic resistant profile^a	Number of antibiotics	MAR index	Code	Antibiotic resistant profile^a	Number of antibiotics	MAR index
L1	AmpOfx	2	0.22	C1	AmpOfx	2	0.22
L2	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C2	AmpOfxCipEC	5	0.56
L3	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C3	AmpOfxE	3	0.33
L4	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C4	AmpOfxE	3	0.33
L5	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C5	AmpOfxE	3	0.33
L6	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C6	AmpTeOfxCipEC	6	0.67
L7	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C7	AmpTeOfxCipEC	6	0.67
L8	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C8	AmpTeOfxCipECnC	7	0.78
L9	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C9	AmpTeOfxCipECSxt	7	0.78
L10	AmpOfxE	3	0.33	C10	AmpTeOfxEC	5	0.56
L11	AmpTeOfxCipEC	6	0.67	C11	AmpTeOfxEC	5	0.56
L12	AmpTeOfxEC	4	0.44	C12	AmpTeOfxECnC	6	0.67
L13	CroAmpTeOfxECSxt	7	0.78	C13	AmpTeOfxECSxt	6	0.67
L14	OfxE	2	0.22	C14	OfxE	2	0.22
L15	OfxE	2	0.22	C15	OfxE	2	0.22
L16	OfxE	2	0.22	C16	OfxECn	3	0.33
L17	OfxE	2	0.22	C17	OfxECn	3	0.33
L18	TeOfxE	3	0.33	C18	TeOfxECnCSxt	6	0.67

^aAmpicillin (Amp) 30 μg; Chloramphenicol (C) 30 μg; Ciprofloxacin (Cip) 5 μg; Ceftriaxone (Cro) 30 μg; Gentamicin (Cn) 10 μg; Erythromycin (E) 15 μg; Ofloxacin (Ofx) 5 μg; Suphamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Sxt) 22 μg and Tetracycline (Te) 30 μg

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