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Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

Pig


Specimens were obtained from animals in slaughterhouse in Hong Kong.

Year (September to August) Total No. of isolates non-susceptible*
Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 55 0 0 0 0 13 24 22 40 25 45
2010 / 2011 39 0 0 0 0 7 18 16 41 15 38
2011 / 2012 47 0 0 0 0 14 30 20 43 20 43
2012 / 2013 67 1 1 0 0 19 28 24 36 25 37
2013 / 2014 64 1 2 0 0 22 34 30 47 32 50
2014 / 2015 46 0 0 0 0 12 26 21 46 24 52
2015 / 2016 31 0 0 0 0 7 23 14 45 15 48
2016 / 2017 22 0 0 0 0 8 36 11 50 9 41
2017 / 2018 9 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 11 2 22
2018 / 2019 5 0 0 0 0 1 20 3 60 4 80
2019 / 2020 25 3 12 0 0 8 32 3 12 5 20
2020 / 2021 32 0 0 0 0 7 22 3 9 3 9
2021 / 2022 43 0 0 0 0 9 21 8 19 7 16
2022 / 2023 33 0 0 1 3 13 39 7 21 7 21

*One isolate each in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 was resistant to vancomycin and positive for vanA gene (lineage ST6)


Chicken


Specimens were obtained from animals in wet markets in Hong Kong.

Year (September to August) Total No. of isolates non-susceptible*
Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 99 0 0 0 0 50 51 24 24 40 40
2010 / 2011 36 0 0 0 0 19 53 10 28 17 47
2011 / 2012 69 0 0 0 0 39 57 21 30 41 59
2012 / 2013 32 0 0 0 0 24 75 16 50 17 53
2013 / 2014 30 1 3 0 0 11 37 14 47 17 57
2014 / 2015 26 0 0 0 0 7 27 16 62 12 46
2015 / 2016 22 0 0 0 0 11 50 15 68 16 73
2016 / 2017 21 0 0 0 0 7 33 10 48 5 24
2017 / 2018 31 0 0 1 3 9 29 10 32 11 35
2018 / 2019 19 2 11 0 0 11 58 6 32 11 58
2019 / 2020 18 0 0 0 0 6 33 9 50 2 11
2020 / 2021 31 0 0 0 0 7 23 14 45 14 45
2021 / 2022 25 0 0 0 0 9 36 10 40 12 48
2022 / 2023 22 1 5 0 0 11 50 7 32 14 64

*All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin


Rodent


Specimens were obtained from urban animals in Hong Kong.

Year (September to August) Total No. of isolates non-susceptible*
Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 105 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 8 12 11
2010 / 2011 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2011 / 2012 62 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
2012 / 2013 39 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 3 3 8
2013 / 2014 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 3 9
2014 / 2015 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 / 2016 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
2016 / 2017 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
2017 / 2018 15 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 7 1 7
2018 / 2019 10 0 0 0 0 3 30 0 0 0 0
2019 / 2020 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 / 2021 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 / 2022 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 / 2023 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin


Cat


Specimens were obtained from stray animals in Hong Kong.

Year (September to August) Total No. of isolates non-susceptible*
Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 7
2010 / 2011 61 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 7 9 15
2011 / 2012 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 4 9
2012 / 2013 56 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 7 13
2013 / 2014 97 0 0 0 0 10 10 6 6 8 8
2014 / 2015 54 0 0 0 0 4 7 3 6 7 13
2015 / 2016 54 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 6 7 13
2016 / 2017 40 0 0 0 0 5 13 3 8 6 15
2017 / 2018 38 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 5 13
2018 / 2019 21 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 5 0 0
2019 / 2020 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 / 2021 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2021 / 2022 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2022 / 2023 0 - - - - - - - - - -

*All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin


Dog


Specimens were obtained from stray animals in Hong Kong.

Year (September to August) Total No. of isolates non-susceptible*
Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 136 2 1 0 0 4 3 7 5 7 5
2010 / 2011 90 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 4 4 4
2011 / 2012 74 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 12 11 15
2012 / 2013 126 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 6 5
2013 / 2014 79 0 0 0 0 6 8 6 8 6 8
2014 / 2015 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 10
2015 / 2016 89 0 0 0 0 9 10 7 8 4 4
2016 / 2017 74 3 4 0 0 19 26 4 5 7 9
2017 / 2018 80 1 1 0 0 5 6 0 0 3 4
2018 / 2019 35 0 0 0 0 6 17 3 9 1 3
2019 / 2020 20 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 1 5
2020 / 2021 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 / 2022 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2022 / 2023 0 - - - - - - - - - -

*All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin


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