Table 6

Occurrence of antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from cattle suffering from either diarrhoea or mastitis in different European countries.
Antimicrobial agent
 Year
 Country and prevalence of resistance


B
 DK
 E
 F
 I
 LV
 ES
 NL
 S
 CH


Origin
Diarrhoea
 Mastitis

Ampicillin
 2002
 63.7
 79.0
 44.0
 76.1
 44.0
 -
 45.6
 13.3
 -
 -

2003
 64.0
 75.4
 49.0
 76.0
 41.0
 67.0
 45.5
 18.8
 7.0
 33.5

2004
 75.5
 72.1
 53.0
 -
 25.0
 -
 51.0
 13.9
 29.0
 0.0
Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid
 2002
 47.0
 -
 14.0
 30.0
 14.0
 -
 10.3
 1.0
 -
 -

2003
 16.0
 3.5
 19.0
 34.0
 6.0
 54.0
 4.5
 1.0
 -
 0.0

2004
 10.1
 1.2
 19.0
 -
 7.4
 -
 9.0
 0.0
 -
 0.0
Apramycin
 2002
 10.8
 0.0
 3.0
 17.2
 -
 -
 3.7
 -
 -
 -

2003
 10.0
 3.6
 3.0
 11.0
 -
 -
 5.2
 -
 0.0
 -

2004
 8.0
 0.0
 3.0
 -
 -
 -
 6.0
 -
 -
 -
Ceftiofur
 2002
 0.0
 0.0
 -
 1.2
 -
 -
 5.9a
 0.0
 -
 -

2003
 2.0
 0.0
 -
 0,7
 -
 0.0
 2.6a
 0.0
 0.0
 0.0

2004
 6.3
 0.0
 -
 -
 7.1
 -
 6.0a
 0.0
 0.0
 -
Chloramphenicol
 2002
 54.9
 13.0
 -
 65.4
 30.0
 -
 29.4
 -
 -
 -

2003
 48.0
 14.1
 -
 58.0
 21.0
 -
 33.8
 -
 2.0
 18.0

2004
 52.7
 22.8
 -
 -
 -
 -
 31.0
 -
 5.0
 13.3
Fluoroquinolones
 2002
 35.3
 1.0
 0.1
 31.2
 22.0
 -
 11.8
 0.0
 -
 -

2003
 26.0
 1.8
 0.04
 20.0
 15.0
 0.0
 12.3
 0.0
 1.0
 6.0

2004
 32.1
 7.6
 0.0
 -
 11.5
 -
 20.0
 1.0
 10.0
 0.0
Florfenicol
 2002
 31.4
 1.0
 -
 12.6
 -
 -
 8.1
 -
 -
 -

2003
 26.0
 3.5
 -
 12.0
 -
 -
 9.7
 -
 0.0
 -

2004
 21.5
 5.1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 8.0
 -
 0.0
 -
Gentamicin
 2002
 53.3
 1.0
 -
 21.6
 12.0
 -
 14.0
 0.0
 -
 -

2003
 16.0
 3.6
 -
 20.0
 1.0
 29.0
 19.5
 0.0
 0.0
 6.0

2004
 7.6
 7.6
 -
 -
 7.1
 -
 25.0
 0.0
 0.0
 6.7
Nalidixic acid
 2002
 42.2
 19.0
 -
 35.0
 30.0
 -
 21.3
 1.0
 -
 -

2003
 38.0
 14.1
 -
 36.0
 21.0
 56.0
 18.8
 -
 3.0
 -

2004
 54.0
 29.1
 -
 -
 21.4
 -
 31.0
 -
 14.0
 -
Neomycin
 2002
 46.0
 9.0
 26.0
 42.5
 -
 -
 25.0
 7.6
 -
 -

2003
 26.0
 15.8
 27.0
 44.0
 -
 86.0
 25.0
 6.9
 1.0
 18.0

2004
 17.7
 45.6
 30.0
 -
 -
 -
 26.0
 5.0
 7.0
 -
Streptomycin
 2002
 -
 70.0
 -
 78.6
 24.0
 -
 52.2
 15.2
 -
 -

2003
 -
 68.4
 -
 78.0
 54.0
 69.0
 54.8
 20.8
 11.0
 -

2004
 -
 87.3
 -
 -
 25.0
 -
 55.0
 15.8
 48.0
 -
Sulphonamides
 2002
 -
 74.0
 -
 80.6
 46.0
 -
 45.6
 -
 -
 -

2003
 -
 65.0
 -
 69.0
 47.0
 100.0
 52.9
 -
 8.0
 -

2004
 -
 94.9
 -
 -
 25.0
 -
 51.0
 -
 41.0
 -
Tetracycline
 2002
 58.8
 84.0
 48.0
 79.5
 56.0
 -
 49.3
 14.3
 -
 -

2003
 64.0
 75.5
 52.0
 76.0
 52.0
 71.0
 56.5
 20.8
 5.0
 24.0

2004
 76.4
 84.8
 57.0
 -
 28.6
 -
 59.0
 14.9
 37.0
 20.0
Trimethoprim
 2002
 -
 54.0
 -
 52.4
 -
 -
 33,1
 -
 -
 -

2003
 -
 52.6
 -
 39.0
 -
 0.0
 41.9
 -
 3.0
 -

2004
 -
 70.9
 -
 -
 -
 -
 41.0
 -
 10.0
 -
TMP + Sulphonamide
 2002
 56.9
 -
 23.0
 39.5
 26.0
 -
 -
 11.4
 -
 -

2003
 44.0
 -
 27.0
 35.0
 24.0
 0.0
 -
 10.9
 -
 12.5

2004
 54.0
 -
 28.0
 -
 8.7
 -
 -
 8.9
 -
 -

a: Cefotaxime

B – Belgium; DK – Denmark; E – England; F – France; I – Italy; LV – Latvia; NL – The Netherlands; ES – Spain; S – Sweden; CH – Switzerland.

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