Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Enterobacteriaceae Count in Abattoir Wastes and Its Receiving Waters in Limbe Municipality, Cameroon: Public Health Implications

Table 6

Distribution and prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial isolates.

Multidrug-resistant bacterial species	Prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial isolates (%)										Total
	Upstream		Downstream		Slaughter slab		Butchering table		Meat rinsing point
	Abattoir A	Abattoir B	Abattoir A	Abattoir B	Abattoir A	Abattoir B	Abattoir A	Abattoir B	Abattoir A	Abattoir B
E. coli	2 (1.9)	3 (2.9)	4 (3.8)	4 (3.8)	4 (3.8)	2 (1.9)	3 (2.9)	3 (2.9)	3 (2.9)	3 (2.9)	31 (29.8)
Salmonella spp.	2 (1.9)	1 (1.0)	3 (2.9)	2 (1.9)	2 (1.9)	2 (1.9)	1 (1.0)	2 (1.9)	1 (1.0)	2 (1.9)	18 (17.3)
Shigella spp.	2 (1.9)	0 (0.0)	3 (2.9)	3 (2.9)	4 (3.8)	3 (2.9)	3 (2.9)	2 (1.9)	4 (3.8)	2 (1.9)	26 (25.0)
S. aureus	1 (1.0)	0 (0.0)	7 (6.7)	5 (4.8)	5 (4.8)	2 (1.9)	3 (2.9)	2 (1.9)	3 (2.9)	1 (1.0)	29 (27.9)
Total	7 (6.7)	4 (3.8)	17 (16.3)	14 (13.5)	15 (14.4)	9 (8.7)	10 (9.6)	9 (8.7)	11 (10.6)	8 (7.7)	104 (100)