Table 2

Occurrence of antimicrobial resistance among Staphylococcus aureus from bovine mastitis in different European countries.
Antimicrobial agent
 Year
 Country and prevalence of resistance




DK
 E
 F
 I
 LV
 NL
 N
 ES
 S
 CH
Chloramphenicol
 2002
 0.0
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.5
 1.0
 -

2003
 0.0
 -
 0.0
 1.0
 -
 -
 0.0
 0.0
 -
 -

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2.1
 -
 -
 1.8
 -
 -
Erythromycin
 2002
 1.0
 3.0
 11.4
 -
 -
 0.9
 -
 2.0
 1.0
 -

2003
 0.0
 4.0
 7.0
 4.0
 -
 0.0
 1.0
 4.2
 -
 0.0

2004
 -
 2.0
 -
 -
 0.0
 0.0
 -
 1.8
 -
 3.7
Gentamicin
 2002
 0.0
 -
 2.2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 0.0
 -

2003
 0.0
 -
 1.0
 1.0
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -
 30

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3.1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2.5
Oxacillin
 2002
 0.0
 -
 8.3
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 0.5
 0.0
 -

2003
 -
 -
 1.0
 0.0
 -
 0.0
 0.0
 0.0
 -
 -

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 0.0
 -
 3.7
 -
 0.0
Penicillin
 2002
 29.7
 46.0
 4.7
 -
 -
 10.0
 -
 45.0
 7.0
 -

2003
 23.1
 36.0
 3.0
 43.0
 -
 24.3
 5.0
 40.1
 -
 -

2004
 -
 38.0
 -
 -
 49.0
 12.1
 -
 33.0
17.3
Streptomycin
 2002
 4.0
 -
 7.5
 -
 -
 1.8
 -
 -
 1.0
 -

2003
 1.0
 -
 8.0
 8.0
 -
 1.9
 2.0
 6.3
 -
 5.0

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 2.0
 -
 6.3
 -
 -
Sulphonamides
 2002
 4.0
 -
 59.2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -

2003
 0.0
 -
 2.0
 0.0
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -
Tetracycline
 2002
 3.0
 8.0
 9.2
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 3.5
 0.0
 -

2003
 2.0
 3.0
 9.0
 13.0
 -
 2.8
 0.0
 2.1
 -
 -

2004
 -
 4.0
 -
 -
 2.1
 2.0
 -
 5.4
 -
 6.2
TMP + Sulphonamides
 2002
 -
 -
 1.7
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -
 0.0
 -

2003
 -
 -
 0.0
 0.0
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 0.0
 -
 -
 -
 -
Trimethoprim
 2002
 1.0
 -
 11.1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 4.5
 -
 -

2003
 1.0
 -
 0.0
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 3.1
 -
 0.0

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2.9
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -
Neomycin
 2002
 0.0
 0.4
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -

2003
 -
 0.0
 2.0
 -
 -
 -
 1.0
 -
 -
 0.0

2004
 -
 0.3
 -
 -
 5.3
 0.0
 -
 -
 -
 -
Ceftiofur
 2002
 0.0
 -
 4.2
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -

2003
 0.0
 -
 1.0
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -

2004
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.0
 -
 -
 0.9
 -
 -

DK – Denmark; E – England, F – France; I – Italy; LV – Latvia; NL – The Netherlands; P – Portugal; N – Norway; ES – Spain; S – Sweden; CH – Switzerland.

Hendriksen et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:28   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-28