Table 5.

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of potential neonatal pathogen in public health facilities of Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2023.

Antibiotics	Isolates, number (%)
	GBS (n = 17)		S. aureus (n = 24)		E. coli (n = 153)		Klebsiella spp. (n = 33)		Acinetobacter spp. (n = 17)
	S	R	S	R	S	R	S	R	S	R
Ampicillin	15 (88.2)	2 (11.8)	–	–	10 (5.5)	143 (94.5)	–	–	–	–
Clindamycin	11 (64.7)	6 (35.3)	18 (75)	6 (25)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Erythromycin	8 (47.1)	9 (52.9)	11 (45.8)	13 (54.2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tetracycline	3 (17.6)	14 (82.4)	13 (54.2)	11 (45.8)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cefoxitin	–	–	19 (79.2)	5 (20.8)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Penicillin	13 (76.5)	4 (23.5)	21 (87.5)	3 (12.5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chloramphenicol	12 (70.6)	5 (29.4)	22 (91.7)	2 (8.3)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ciprofloxacin	–	–	13 (54.2)	11 (45.8)	75 (49.0)	78 (51.0)	14 (42.4)	19 (57.6)	10 (58.8)	7 (41.2)
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole	–	–	12 (50)	12 (50)	119 (77.7)	34 (22.3)	26 (78.8)	7 (21.2)	12 (70.6)	5 (29.4)
Ceftriaxone	14 (82.4)	3 (17.6)	–	–	85 (55.6)	68 (44.4)	18 (54.5)	15 (44.5)	4 (23.5)	13 (76.5)
Gentamicin	–	–	18 (75)	6 (25)	103 (67.3)	50 (32.7)	20 (60.7)	13 (30.3)	12 (70.6)	5 (29.4)
Amoxicillin -clavulanate	–	–	–	–	139 (90.9)	14 (9.1)	29 (87.9)	4 (12.1)	–	–
Amikacin	–	–	–	–	153 (100)	0 (0)	33 (100)	0 (0)	11 (64.7)	6 (36.3)
Imipenem	–	–	–	–	106 (69.3)	47 (30.7)	26 (78.8)	7 (21.2)	12 (70.6)	5 (29.4)
Meropenem	–	–	–	–	111 (72.5)	42 (27.5)	13 (39.3)	20 (60.7)	11 (64.7)	6 (35.3)
Ceftazidime	–	–	–	–	134 (87.6)	19 (12.4)	26 (78.8)	7 (21.2)	11 (64.7)	6 (35.3)
Aztreonam	–	–	–	–	139 (90.8)	14 (9.2)	32 (97)	1 (3.0)	–	–
Cefazolin	–	–	–	–	64 (41.8)	89 (58.2)	5 (15.1)	28 (84.9)	–	–

R, Resistant; S, Sensitive.