Table 4 Inter-host resistance comparison for E. coli isolated from humans and cattle.

From: Antimicrobial resistance at the human–animal interface in the Pastoralist Communities of Kasese District, South Western Uganda

Drugs

Human (n = 133), N (%)

Cattle (n = 84), N (%)

P value

Ampicillin

113 (85)

67 (80)

0.321

Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid

81 (60)

56 (67)

0.391

Cefazolin

130 (98)

81 (96)

0.565

Cefuroxime

63 (47)

41 (49)

0.836

Ceftazidime

48 (36)

30 (36)

0.955

Ceftriaxone

47 (35)

30 (36)

0.955

Cefepime

47 (35)

30 (36)

0.955

Ciprofloxacin

5 (4)

1 (1)

0.261

Levofloxacin

5 (4)

2 (2)

0.576

Gentamycin

2 (2)

0 (0)

0.426

Tetracycline

15 (11)

14 (17)

0.256

Nitrofurantoin

28 (21)

27 (32)

0.067

Imipenem

5 (4)

4 (5)

0.718

Ertapenem

12 (9)

10 (12)

0.493

Cotrimoxazole

96 (72)

44 (52)

0.003

MDR

10 5(79)

67 (80)

0.885

ESBL

46 (35)

30 (36)

0.865

  1. There was no significant difference in resistance to particular drugs between the human and cattle isolates except for Cotrimoxazole (P < 0.05).