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Table 4 Antimicrobial susceptibility/profiles of contaminant E. coli from ETB

From: Contamination of Ethiopian paper currency notes from various food handlers with E. coli

Variables

No. of E. coli tested

C No. (%)a

OT No. (%)a

SXT No. (%)a

PB No. (%)b

N No. (%)c

S

S

S

S

R

S

I

R

Food handlers and source

 Meat handlers at butcher

8

8 (100)

8 (100)

8 (100)

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

2 (25)

6 (75)

 Milk seller at open market

9

9 (100)

9 (100)

9 (100)

9 (100)

2 (22.2)

7 (77.8)

 Milk seller at dairy station

2

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

2 (100)

 Bread and the related food handler at cafeteria

10

10 (100)

10 (100)

10 (100)

10 (100)

10 (100)

 Fruit and vegetables handlers at supermarket

14

14 (100)

14 (100)

14 (100)

14 (100)

3 (21.4)

11 (78.6)

Currency

 Birr 1

9

9 (100)

9 (100)

9 (100)

9 (100)

9 (100)

 Birr 5

10

10 (100)

10 (100)

10 (100)

9 (90)

1 (10.0)

1 (10.0)

2 (20.0)

7 (70.0)

 Birr 10

9

9 (100)

9 (100)

9 (100)

9 (100)

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

 Birr 50

8

8 (100)

8 (100)

8 (100)

8 (100)

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

 Birr 100

7

7 (100)

7 (100)

7 (100)

7 (100)

7 (100)

Total

43

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

42 (97.7)

1 (2.3)

2 (4.7)

5 (11.6)

36 (83.7)

  1. aAll are susceptible, b Intermediate was not observed, c Susceptible, intermediate and resistance was observed
  2. S susceptible, I intermediate, R resistance