Table 4 Antimicrobial resistance profiles of P. aeruginosa strains (n = 90) retrieved from naturally infected O. niloticus and C. gariepinus.
Antimicrobial agents | Concentration (µg) | Sensitive | Intermediate | Resistant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | ||
Ofloxacin | 5 | 63 | 70 | 19 | 21.11 | 8 | 8.89 |
Amoxicillin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16.7 | 75 | 83.3 |
Cefotaxime | 30 | 5 | 5.6 | 15 | 16.7 | 70 | 77.7 |
Tetracycline | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24.4 | 68 | 75.6 |
Levofloxacin | 5 | 11 | 12.22 | 66 | 73.33 | 13 | 14.44 |
Gentamicin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 32.2 | 61 | 67.6 |
Norfloxacin | 10 | 80 | 88.89 | 6 | 6.67 | 4 | 4.44 |
Tobramycin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 77.8 | 20 | 22.2 |
Colistin sulfate | 25 | 90 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chi-square value | 642.2441 | 276.3880 | 352.3856 | ||||
P-value | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | ||||