Table 3.

Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus aureus and Coliforms, the commonest bacterial isolates of children with septicaemia in Calabar Nigeria

Types of organism	% of isolates susceptible to antimicrobial agents*
	A	C	E	Se	Ge	CFT	CFZ	CEX	Z
Staphylococcus aureus	4.4	57.6	90.1	28.5	86.6	66.9	100	100	100
	(136)	(159)	(182)	(123)	(179)	(115)	(30)	(65)	(19)
Coliforms	11.4	34.1	-	23.6	61.6	78.8	83.3	76.5	92.9
	(44)	(91)	-	(72)	(86)	(66)	(18)	(34)	(14)

*Figures in parenthesis show number of isolates tested.

Legend:

A = Ampicillin C = Chloramphenicol

E = Erythromycin Se = Cotrimoxazole

Ge = Gentamicin CFZ = Ceftriazone

CFT = Ceftazidine CEX = Cefuroxime

Z = Azithromycin