Table 1 Antibiotic resistance against eight antimicrobial agents, stratified for origin of the sample
From: Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of human and piglet Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotype 078
 Antibiotic agent | MIC 90(mg/L) | Resistant isolates according to CLSIb(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Human n=49 | Pig n=50 | ECOFFa(mg/L) | Breakpoint (mg/L) | Human n=49 | Pig n=50 | Difference p-value | |
Amoxicillin | 0.25 | 0.25 | 2 | 16 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 |
Cefuroxim | ≥256 | ≥256 | - | - | NA | NA | NA |
Clindamycin | 2 | 2 | ≥256 | 8 | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 0.30 |
Erythromycin | ≥256 | ≥256 | ≥256 | 8 | 29 (59%) | 38 (76%) | 0.07 |
Ciprofloxacin | ≥32 | ≥32 | ≥32 | 8 | 46 (94%) | 48 (96%) | 0.044 |
Moxifloxacin | 8 | 8 | ≥64 | 8 | 8 (16%) | 8 (16%) | 0.067 |
Tetracycline | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 |
Imipenem | ≥32 | ≥32 | 8 | 16 | 14 (29%) | 25 (50%) | 0.03 |