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Table 3 Antibiotic resistance of the 72 S. aureus isolates from cows (n = 59) and breeders (n = 13)

From: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in healthy dairy cows in Algeria: antibiotic resistance, enterotoxin genes and biofilm formation

Antibiotics

No (%) of S. aureus

Resistant

Susceptible

Cows

Breeders

Cows

Breeders

Penicillin G

29 (49.1)

12 (92.3)

30 (50.8)

1 (7.7)

Cefoxitin

0 (0)

0 (0)

59 (100)

13 (100)

Chloramphenicol

0 (0)

0 (0)

59 (100)

13 (100)

Erythromycin

4 (6.8)

2 (15.4)

48 (81.3)

10 (76.9)

Gentamicin

1 (1.70)

0 (0)

57 (96.6)

13 (100)

Tetracycline

18 (30.5)

3 (23.1)

36 (61)

10 (76.9)

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim

0 (0)

0 (0)

59 (100)

13 (100)

Ofloxacin

1 (1.70)

2 (15.4)

58 (98.3)

11 (84.6)