Table 6 Antibiotic sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes strains obtained from human (n=11)

Antibiotics Strains obtained from human Sensitivity of the isolates (n, %)1)
SMFM-CI-1 SMFM-CI-2 SMFM-CI-3 SMFM-CI-4 SMFM-CI-5 SMFM-CI-6 SMFM-CI-7 SMFM-CI-8 SMFM-CI-9 SMFM-CI-10 SMFM-CI-11 Susceptible Intermediate Resistant
Gentamycin S S S S S S S S S S S 11(100)
Bacitracin S R S R S S R S S S S 8(72.7) 3(27.3)
Penicillin G R R R R R R R R R R R 11(100)
Tetracycline S S R S R R S S S S S 8(72.7) 3(27.3)
Spectinomycin S S S S S S S S S S S 11(100)
Kanamycin S S S S S S S S S S S 11(100)
Erythromycin S I S R S S R S S S S 8(72.7) 1(9.1) 2(18.2)
Tigecycline S S S S S S S S S S S 11(100)
Ampicillin S R S R S S R S S S S 8(72.7) 3(27.3)
Streptomycin I R R R R R R S R I I 1(9.1) 3(27.3) 7(63.6)
Chloramphenicol S S S S S S S S S S S 11(100)
Rifampicin S R S R S S R S S S S 8(72.7) 3(27.3)
Susceptible(n, %) 10(83.3) 6(50) 9(75) 6(50) 9(75) 9(75) 6(50) 11(91.7) 10(83.3) 10(83.3) 10(83.3)
Intermediate(n, %) 1(8.3) 1(8.3) 1(8.3) 1(8.3)
Resistant(n, %) 1(8.3) 5(41.7) 3(25) 6(50) 3(25) 3(25) 6(50) 1(8.3) 2(16.7) 1(8.3) 1(8.3)
1) According to CLSI guidelines using the breakpoints of Staphylococcus species resistance because no resistance criteria exist for Listeria susceptibility testing in the CLSI guidelines (Byrne et al., 2016).