Tetracycline-Resistant Genes in Escherichia coli from Clinical and Nonclinical Sources in Rivers State, Nigeria

Table 2

Percentage occurrence of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolates.

Sample type; Antibiotics	Poultry	Soil	Urine	Stool	Total
Ceftazidime	13.6	0	35.3	41	28.7
Cefuroxime	95.5	46.2	75.5	18.7	65.7
Gentamicin	31.8	23.1	17.7	33.3	26.9
Cefixime	0	0	26.5	41	23.2
Ofloxacin	31.8	23.1	26.5	30.8	28.7
Augmentin	100	100	97.1	69.2	88
Nitrofurantoin	0	0	0	2.6	0.9
Ciprofloxacin	22.7	23.1	32.4	41	32.4
Tetracycline	90.9	100	85.3	64.1	80.7