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Table 3 Breakpoint values of each antimicrobial agent and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of 67 tested isolates used in this study according to EUCAST, 2015

From: Epidemiological, molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from chicken farms in Egypt

Antimicrobial agents

Conc. (µg)

Diameter of inhibition zone (mm)

S. Typhimurium (58)

S. Enteritidis (6)

Non typable (3)

R

I

S

R

I

S

R

I

S

R

I

S

Ampicillin

10

≤13

14–16

≥17

58 (100%)

–

–

–

–

6 (100%)

3 (100%)

–

–

Chloramphenicol

30

≤12

13–17

≥18

58 (100%)

–

–

–

–

6 (100%)

3 (100%)

–

–

Gentamicin

10

≤12

13–15

≥16

–

–

58 (100%)

–

–

6 (100%)

–

3 (100%)

–

Streptomycin

25

≤11

12–14

≥15

–

6 (10.3%)

52 (89.7%)

–

–

6 (100%)

–

3 (100%)

–

Tetracycline

30

≤14

15–18

≥19

58 (100%)

–

–

–

–

6 (100%)

3 (100%)

–

–

Trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole

25

≤10

11–15

≥16

3 (5.2%)

–

55 (94.8%)

–

–

6 (100%)

–

3 (100%)

–

  1. S sensitive, I intermediate, R resistance