Research Article

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella from Poultry Farms and In-Contact Humans and Associated Risk Factors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 6

Recent use of antimicrobials and the occurrence of Salmonella in poultry farms.

Types of antimicrobials usedNo. of farmsNo. (%) of Salmonella-positive farms

Oxytetracycline85 (62.5)
Streptomycin63 (50.0)
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid31 (33.3)
Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim21 (50.0)
Ampicillin11 (100)
Do not use antimicrobials3810 (26.3)
Total5821 (36.2)