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. 2011 Nov;21(3):175–182.

Table 2.

Antimicrobial susceptibility result of bacterial isolates from severely malnourished children from October, 2009 to May 2010, Jimma, Ethiopia

Bacterial isolates AMP AML CN KF CRO CIP SXT TE C E NA P OX M VA
S. aureus
(n=10)
10
(100)
10
(100)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(10)
1
(10)
2
(20)
3
(30)
10
(100)
6
(60)
ND 10
(100)
10
(100)
10
(100)
3
(30)
CNS
(n=8)
8
(100)
8
(100)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
6
(75)
6
(75)
8
(100)
2
(25)
ND 8
(100)
8
(100)
8
(100)
2
(25)
S. pyogenes
(n=3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
ND ND 0
(0)
ND ND 3
(100)
0
(0)
3
(100)
ND 0
(0)
ND ND ND
Enterococcus spps. (n=1) 1
(100)
0
(0)
1
(100)
ND ND ND ND 1
(100)
1
(100)
0
(0)
ND 0
(0)
ND ND 0
(0)
Klebsiella
(n=6)
6
(100)
6
(100)
3
(50)
4
(66.7)
3
(50)
0
(0)
3
(50)
6
(100)
6
(100)
ND 0
(0)
ND ND ND ND
Salmonella spps. (n=3) 1
(33.3)
1
(33.3)
ND ND 1
(33.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(66.7)
1
(33.3)
ND 1
(33.3)
ND ND ND ND
E. coli
(n=1)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(100)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
ND ND ND ND ND
Citrobactor
(n=1)
1
(100)
1
(100)
1
(100)
1
(100)
1
(100)
0
(0)
1
(100)
1
(100)
1
(100)
ND 0
(0)
ND ND ND ND
Total 27/33
(82%)
26/33
(79%)
5/27
(19%)
5/26
(19%)
6/32
(19%)
1/29
(3%)
13/29
(45%)
22/33
(67%)
27/33
(82%)
11/23
(48%)
1/10
(10%)
18/22
(82%)
18/18
(100%)
18/18
(100%)
5/19
(26%)

Key: AMP=Ampicillin, AML=Amoxycillin, C=chloramphenicol, SXT=Trimethoprime-Salfamethoprime (Co-trimoxazole), TE=Tetracycline, P=Penicillin G, CN=Gentamicin, KF=Cephalothin, CRO=Ceftriaxone, CIP=Ciprofloxacin, VA=Vancomycin, E=Erythromycin, OX=Oxacillin, NT=Non tested, N=Number of isolates tested, T=Total number of isolates tested