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Table 1 Relative percentages of pathogens recovered from uterine swabs by the
WDL from 2013-2015 and effective antibiotics in % per organism
Percentage of
Number
Antibiotic
Category
Organism
total uterine
of isolates
sensitivity
infections
GramStreptococcus equi
positive
subsp.
26
16.90
bacteria
zooepidemicus
Penicillin 100%
Streptococcus sp.
12
7.80
Group C
Penicillin 100%
Streptococcus sp.
14
9.10
Penicillin 57%
Viridans Group
Penicillin 100%,
Peptostreptococcus
3
1.95
Metronidazole
spp.
100%
Staphylococcus
7
4.55
spp.
Penicillin 100%
Corynebacterium
Penicillin 100%,
1
0.60
sp.
Amikacin 100%
Gramnegative
bacteria

Acid fast
bacteria

Other
bacteria
Total

Escherichia coli

22

14.30

Klebsiella spp.

8

5.20

Enterobacteriaceae
(other than E. coli)

3

1.92

Pseudomonas spp.

10

6.50

Nocardioforms

47

30.50

Rhodococcus equi

1

0.60

Mobiluncus spp.

2

1.30

154

100%

Trimethoprimsulfamethoxazol
e 50%,
Amikacin 59%
Amikacin 87.5%
Trimethoprimsulfamethoxazol
e 100%,
Amikacin 100%
Amikacin 70%

Penicillin 83%
Trimethoprimsulfamethoxazol
e 100%
Erythromycin
100%

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