Table 2. Antibiotic resistance pattern of enterococci.
Antibiotics | Total Enterococcus species (n=90) | Enterococcus faecalis (n=63) | Enterococcus faecium (n=25) | Enterococcus gallinarum (n=2) |
Ampicillin | 39 (43%) | 27 (43%) | 11 (44%) | 1 |
Ceftriaxone | 29 (32%) | 19 (30%) | 10 (40%) | 1 |
Ciprofloxacin | 32 (36%) | 22 (35%) | 9 (36%) | 1 |
Erythromycin | 23 (26%) | 16 (25%) | 6 (24%) | 1 |
High-level gentamicin | 35 (39%) | 25 (40%) | 9 (36%) | 1 |
Linezolid | 8 (9%) | 6 (10%) | 2 (8%) | 0 |
Nitrofurantoin | 17 (19%) | 12 (19%) | 5 (20%) | 0 |
Penicillin | 42 (47%) | 30 (48%) | 11 (44%) | 1 |
Teicoplanin | 27 (30%) | 20 (32%) | 7 (28%) | 0 |
Vancomycin | 20 (22%) | 14 (22%) | 5 (20%) | 1 |