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Table 5 Total distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in the Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from various types of hospital food samples

From: Shiga (Vero)-toxin producing Escherichia coli isolated from the hospital foods; virulence factors, o-serogroups and antimicrobial resistance properties

Samples (No. STEC strains)

Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes (%)

aadA1

tetA

tetB

dfrA1

qnr

aac (3)-IV

sul1

blaSHV

CITM

cat1

cmlA

Raw meat (4)

1 (25)

1 (25)

-

1 (25)

1 (25)

4 (100)

2 (50)

1 (25)

4 (100)

1 (25)

-

Raw chicken (4)

2 (50)

2 (50)

1 (25)

2 (50)

1 (25)

4 (100)

4 (100)

2 (50)

4 (100)

3 (75)

2 (50)

Cooked meat (3)

1 (33.33)

3 (100)

2 (66.66)

2 (66.66)

2 (66.66)

3 (100)

1 (33.33)

1 (33.33)

3 (100)

-

-

Cooked chicken (1)

-

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

1 (100)

-

1 (100)

-

-

Cooked fish (1)

-

1 (100)

-

1 (100)

-

1 (100)

-

-

1 (100)

-

-

Soup (3)

1 (33.33)

2 (66.66)

1 (33.33)

2 (66.66)

1 (33.33)

3 (100)

1 (33.33)

1 (33.33)

3 (100)

-

-

Total (16)

5 (31.25)

10 (62.50)

5 (31.25)

9 (56.25)

6 (37.50)

16 (100)

9 (56.25)

5 (31.25)

16 (100)

4 (25)

2 (12.50)