Table 3. Antimicrobial-susceptibility patterns of Gram-negative isolates to different antibiotics.
Antibiotic | Acinetobacter baumannii (n=11) | Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=10) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=9) | Achromobacter denitrificans (n=7) | Escherichia coli (n=1) | Enterobacter aerogenes (n=1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Ampicillin | - | 10 (100) ‡ | - | - | 1 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) ‡ |
Amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid | - | 6 (60.0) * | - | - | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) ‡ |
Amoxicillin | - | 10 (100) ‡ | - | - | - | 1 (100.0) ‡ |
Amikacin | 7 (63.6) * | 9 (90.0) *** | 9 (100.0) *** | 7 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
Ceftazidime | 11 (100.0) ‡ | 6 (60.0) * | 9 (100.0) *** | 5/6 (83.3) ** | 1 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) ‡ |
Ceftriaxone | 11 (100.0) ‡ | 2 (20.0) * | - | 7 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) ‡ |
Cefotaxime | 11 (100.0) ‡ | 2 (20.0) * | 9 (100.0) ‡ | 7 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) ‡ |
Doxycycline | 3 (27.3) * | 7 (70.0) ** | - | 4 (57.1) * | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
Doripenem | 1 (9.1) * | 8 (80.0) ** | 8 (88.9) ** | - | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
Cefoxitin | - | 8 (80.0) ** | - | - | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) ‡ |
Gentamycin | 1 (9.1) * | 5 (50.0) * | 9 (100.0) *** | 2 (28.6) * | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
Imipenem | 1 (9.1) * | 8 (80.0) ** | 9 (100.0) *** | 7 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
Levofloxacin | 1 (9.1) * | 6 (60.0) * | 8 (88.9) ** | 7 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) *** |
Meropenem | 1 (9.1) * | 8 (80.0) ** | 9 (100.0) *** | 3/6 (50.0) * | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
Polymyxin B | 10 (90.9) *** | - | 9 (100.0) *** | - | - | - |
Cefoperazone/ sulbactam | 3 (27.3) * | 8 (80.0) ** | 9 (100.0) *** | 7 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
Tobramycin | 4 (36.4) * | 7 (70.0) ** | 9 (100.0) *** | 5 (71.4) ** | 1 (100.0) ‡ | 1 (100.0) *** |
Piperacillin/tazobactam | 11 (100.0) ‡ | 7 (70.0) ** | 7/8 (87.5) ** | 7 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** | 1 (100.0) *** |
‡ Resistant
*<70% of isolates are susceptible
** 70–90% of isolates are susceptible
*** ≥ 90% of isolates are susceptible
-Intrinsic resistance