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Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

The data refers to isolates non-susceptible to the designated antimicrobials.

Pig

Year (September to August) Total Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)*
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 55 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 13 23.6 - - 22 40.0 - - 25 45.5 - -
2010 / 2011 39 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 7 17.9 - - 16 41.0 - - 15 38.5 - -
2011 / 2012 47 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 14 29.8 - - 20 42.6 - - 20 42.6 - -
2012 / 2013^ 67 1 1.5 - - 0 0.0 - - 19 28.4 - - 24 35.8 - - 25 37.3 - -
2013 / 2014^ 64 1 1.6 - - 0 0.0 - - 22 34.4 - - 30 46.9 - - 32 50.0 - -
2014 / 2015 46 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 12 26.1 - - 21 45.7 - - 24 52.2 - -
2015 / 2016 31 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 7 22.6 - - 14 45.2 - - 15 48.4 - -
2016 / 2017 22 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 8 36.4 - - 11 50.0 - - 9 40.9 - -
2017 / 2018 9 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 11.1 - - 1 11.1 - - 2 22.2 - -
2018 / 2019 5 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 20.0 - - 3 60.0 - - 4 80.0 - -
2019 / 2020 25 3 12.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 8 32.0 - - 3 12.0 - - 5 20.0 - -
2020 / 2021 32 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 7 21.9 - - 3 9.4 - - 3 9.4 - -
2021 / 2022 43 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 9 20.9 - - 8 18.6 - - 7 16.3 - -
2022 / 2023 33 0 0.0 - - 1 3.0 - - 13 39.4 - - 7 21.2 - - 7 21.2 - -
2023 / 2024 33 1 3.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 7 21.2 - - 13 39.4 - - 12 36.4 - -
2024 / 2025 41 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 24.4 10 24.4 8 19.5 8 19.5 10 24.4 10 24.4
Footnotes:
* Resistant only (R) count and percentage available from 2025 onwards.
^ One isolate was resistant to vancomycin and positive for vanA gene (lineage ST6).
Data refers to Enterococcus isolates from animals in slaughterhouse in Hong Kong.
Specimens were obtained from animals in slaughterhouse in Hong Kong.

Chicken

Year (September to August) Total Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)*
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 99 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 50 50.5 - - 24 24.2 - - 40 40.4 - -
2010 / 2011 36 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 19 52.8 - - 10 27.8 - - 17 47.2 - -
2011 / 2012 69 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 39 56.5 - - 21 30.4 - - 41 59.4 - -
2012 / 2013 32 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 24 75.0 - - 16 50.0 - - 17 53.1 - -
2013 / 2014 30 1 3.3 - - 0 0.0 - - 11 36.7 - - 14 46.7 - - 17 56.7 - -
2014 / 2015 26 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 7 26.9 - - 16 61.5 - - 12 46.2 - -
2015 / 2016 22 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 11 50.0 - - 15 68.2 - - 16 72.7 - -
2016 / 2017 21 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 7 33.3 - - 10 47.6 - - 5 23.8 - -
2017 / 2018 31 0 0.0 - - 1 3.2 - - 9 29.0 - - 10 32.3 - - 11 35.5 - -
2018 / 2019 19 2 10.5 - - 0 0.0 - - 11 57.9 - - 6 31.6 - - 11 57.9 - -
2019 / 2020 18 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 6 33.3 - - 9 50.0 - - 2 11.1 - -
2020 / 2021 31 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 7 22.6 - - 14 45.2 - - 14 45.2 - -
2021 / 2022 25 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 9 36.0 - - 10 40.0 - - 12 48.0 - -
2022 / 2023 22 1 4.5 - - 0 0.0 - - 11 50.0 - - 7 31.8 - - 14 63.6 - -
2023 / 2024 3 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 2 66.7 - - 2 66.7 - - 2 66.7 - -
2024 / 2025 20 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 25.0 4 20.0 10 50.0 10 50.0 12 60.0 12 60.0
Footnotes:
* Resistant only (R) count and percentage available from 2025 onwards.
All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin.
Data refers to Enterococcus isolates from animals in wet markets in Hong Kong.
Specimens were obtained from animals in wet markets in Hong Kong.

Rodent

Year (September to August) Total Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)*
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 105 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 3 2.9 - - 8 7.6 - - 12 11.4 - -
2010 / 2011 101 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 1.0 - -
2011 / 2012 62 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 1.6 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2012 / 2013 39 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 2 5.1 - - 1 2.6 - - 3 7.7 - -
2013 / 2014 35 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 3 8.6 - - 3 8.6 - -
2014 / 2015 47 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2015 / 2016 29 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 3.4 - - 0 0.0 - -
2016 / 2017 10 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 10.0 - -
2017 / 2018 15 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 6.7 - - 1 6.7 - - 1 6.7 - -
2018 / 2019 10 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 3 30.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2019 / 2020 18 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2020 / 2021 13 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2021 / 2022 11 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2022 / 2023 13 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2023 / 2024 3 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2024 / 2025 19 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Footnotes:
* Resistant only (R) count and percentage available from 2025 onwards.
All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin.
Data refers to Enterococcus isolates from urban animals in Hong Kong.
Specimens were obtained from urban animals in Hong Kong.

Cat

Year (September to August) Total Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)*
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 90 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 4 4.4 - - 6 6.7 - -
2010 / 2011 61 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 1.6 - - 4 6.6 - - 9 14.8 - -
2011 / 2012 46 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 5 10.9 - - 4 8.7 - -
2012 / 2013 56 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 2 3.6 - - 2 3.6 - - 7 12.5 - -
2013 / 2014 97 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 10 10.3 - - 6 6.2 - - 8 8.2 - -
2014 / 2015 54 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 4 7.4 - - 3 5.6 - - 7 13.0 - -
2015 / 2016 54 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 2 3.7 - - 3 5.6 - - 7 13.0 - -
2016 / 2017 40 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 5 12.5 - - 3 7.5 - - 6 15.0 - -
2017 / 2018 38 0 0.0 - - 1 2.6 - - 2 5.3 - - 0 0.0 - - 5 13.2 - -
2018 / 2019 21 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 2 9.5 - - 1 4.8 - - 0 0.0 - -
2019 / 2020 8 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2020 / 2021 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021 / 2022 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022 / 2023 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023 / 2024 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024 / 2025 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Footnotes:
* Resistant only (R) count and percentage available from 2025 onwards.
All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin.
Data refers to Enterococcus isolates from stray animals in Hong Kong.
Specimens were obtained from stray animals in Hong Kong.

Dog

Year (September to August) Total Ampicillin Tigecycline Levofloxacin Gentamicin Streptomycin
Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)* Intermediate + Resistant (I+R) Resistant Only (R)*
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2009 / 2010 136 2 1.5 - - 0 0.0 - - 4 2.9 - - 7 5.1 - - 7 5.1 - -
2010 / 2011 90 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 3 3.3 - - 4 4.4 - - 4 4.4 - -
2011 / 2012 74 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 2 2.7 - - 9 12.2 - - 11 14.9 - -
2012 / 2013 126 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 3 2.4 - - 1 0.8 - - 6 4.8 - -
2013 / 2014 79 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 6 7.6 - - 6 7.6 - - 6 7.6 - -
2014 / 2015 86 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 3 3.5 - - 9 10.5 - -
2015 / 2016 89 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 9 10.1 - - 7 7.9 - - 4 4.5 - -
2016 / 2017 74 3 4.1 - - 0 0.0 - - 19 25.7 - - 4 5.4 - - 7 9.5 - -
2017 / 2018 80 1 1.3 - - 0 0.0 - - 5 6.3 - - 0 0.0 - - 3 3.8 - -
2018 / 2019 35 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 6 17.1 - - 3 8.6 - - 1 2.9 - -
2019 / 2020 20 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 2 10.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 1 5.0 - -
2020 / 2021 5 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - -
2021 / 2022 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022 / 2023 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023 / 2024 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024 / 2025 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Footnotes:
* Resistant only (R) count and percentage available from 2025 onwards.
All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin.
Data refers to Enterococcus isolates from stray animals in Hong Kong.
Specimens were obtained from stray animals in Hong Kong.