Table 1 Profile of isolated bacteria and their sensitivities toward antibiotics.
Profile of isolated bacteria | No. (%) out of 162 cases | No. (%) of isolates sensitive toward each antibiotic and out of 162 cases | ||||
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Ciprofloxacin | Gentamicin | Cephazolin | Rifampicin | Chloramphenicol | ||
Total Gram‐positive bacteria | 88 (54.3%) | 65 | 41 | 81 | 50 | 28 |
Coagulase negative Staphylococcus | 39 (24.1%) | 37 | 21 | 35 | 26 | 16 |
Coagulase positive Staphylococcus | 31 (19.1%) | 24 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 7 |
Streptococcus spp. | 15 (9.3%) | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
Bacillus spp. | 2 (1.2%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Corynebacterium spp. | 1 (0.6%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total Gram‐negative bacteria | 74 (45.7%) | 68 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Pseudomonas spp. | 68 (42%) | 62 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Moraexella spp. | 2 (1.2%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Serratia spp. | 2 (1.2%) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nisseria gonorrhoeae | 1 (0.6%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Escherichia coli | 1 (0.6%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 162 | 133 (82.1%) | 102 (63%) | 87 (53.7%) | 52 (32.1%) | 31 (19.1%) |