Table 2.
Antibiotic resistance profile of MDR and non-MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates.
| Antibiotics | Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n = 211), n(%) of resistance | MDR (n = 141), n(%) of resistance | Non-MDR (n = 70), n(%) of resistance | ||
| Amikacin | 101 (47.9) | 101 (71.6) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
| Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid | 132 (62.6) | 128 (90.8) | 4 (5.7) | < 0.001 |
| Ampicillin | 187 (88.6) | 141 (100) | 46 (65.7) | < 0.001 |
| Aztreonam | 136 (64.5) | 130 (92.2) | 6 (8.6) | < 0.001 |
| Cefepime | 136 (64.5) | 130 (92.2) | 6 (8.6) | < 0.001 |
| Ceftriaxone | 141 (66.8) | 133 (94.3) | 8 (11.4) | < 0.001 |
| Cefuroxime | 156 (73.9) | 138 (97.9) | 18 (25.7) | < 0.001 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 129 (61.1) | 124 (87.9) | 5 (7.1) | < 0.001 |
| Colistin | 23 (10.9) | 23 (16.3) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
| Gentamicin | 104 (49.3) | 103 (73) | 1 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
| Imipenem | 66 (31.3) | 66 (46.8) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
| Meropenem | 91 (43.1) | 90 (63.8) | 1 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
| Piperacillin/tazobactam | 126 (59.7) | 115 (81.6) | 11 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
| Tigecycline | 9 (4.3) | 9 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.031 |
| Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 157 (74.4) | 133 (94.3) | 24 (34.3) | < 0.001 |