Table 3.
Antibiotic susceptibility profile of Serratia species
| Antibiotic | Antibiotic susceptibility percentage (%) and number (n) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| S. marcescense | Other species | Total | |
| Amikacin | 91.5 (75/82) | 95.8 (23/24) | 92.5 (98/106) |
| Gentamicin | 91.2 (177/194) | 88.5 (46/52) | 90.7 (223/246) |
| Ampicillin | 0.6 (1/160) | 0 (0/48) | 0.5 (1/208) |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | 1.2 (2/164) | 2.2 (1/45) | 1.4 (3/209) |
| Cefotaxime | 71.6 (101/141) | 70.3 (26/37) | 71.3 (127/178) |
| Cefuroxime | 1.1 (2/176) | 0 (0/49) | 0.9 (2/225) |
| Ceftazidime | 55.4 (31/56) | 42.1 (8/19) | 52.0 (39/75) |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | 94.2 (98/104) | 93.5 (29/31) | 94.1 (127/135) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 94.8 (184/198) | 90.6 (48/53) | 92.4 (232/251) |
| Nalidixic acid | 76.0 (19/25) | 57.1 (4/7) | 71.9 (23/32) |
| Imipenem | 95.3 (61/64) | 81.8 (18/22) | 91.9 (79/86) |
| Meropenem | 95.6 (65/68) | 83.3 (20/24) | 92.4 (85/92) |
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 94.2 (147/156) | 90.7 (39/43) | 93.5 (186/199) |
| Chloramphenicol | 94.4 (34/36) | 100 (8/8) | 95.5 (42/44) |
| Tetracycline | 62.9 (22/35) | 83.3 (5/6) | 65.9 (27/41) |
| Tigecycline | 100 (8/8) | 100 (2/2) | 100 (10/10) |