Table 4.
Antimicrobial resistance pattern of isolated bacteria from blood (N=74)
| Organism |
Antibacterial agent |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amp R n (%) | Clox R n (%) | Gent R n (%) | Amik R n (%) | Cefur R n (%) | Ceft R n(%) | |
|
Staphy. aureus |
23 (85.2) |
22 (81.5) |
15 (55.6) |
0 (0) |
4 (14.8) |
4 (14.8) |
|
Klebsiella species |
22 (100) |
21 (95.5) |
17 (77.3) |
1 (4.5) |
8 (36.4) |
4 (18.2) |
|
E. coli |
13 (92.9) |
14 (100) |
6 (42.9) |
0 (0) |
1 (7.1) |
2 (14.3) |
|
Group B Streptococci |
0 (0) |
1 (100) |
1 (100) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Pseudomonas spp |
1 (50) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (50) |
1 (50) |
| Other Strept. species |
1 (50) |
0 (0) |
1 (50) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
| Total | 60 (88.2) | 58 (85.3) | 40 (58.8) | 1 (1.5) | 14 (20.6) | 11 (16.2) |
Amp: Ampicillin, Clox: Cloxacillin, Gent: Gentamycin, Amik: Amikacin, Cefur: Cefuroxime, Ceft: Ceftriaxone, R: Resistance.