Table 5.
Antimicrobial resistance pattern of isolated bacteria from swabs (N=2974)
| Organism |
Antibacterial agent |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amp R n (%) | Clox R n (%) | Gent R n (%) | Amik R n (%) | Cefur R n (%) | Ceft R n (%) | |
|
Staphy aureus |
116 (87.9) |
106 (80.3) |
69 (52.3) |
7 (5.3) |
45 (34.1) |
55 (41.7) |
|
Kleb species |
75 (97.4) |
75 (97.4) |
47 (61) |
2 (2.6) |
34 (44.2) |
31 (40.3) |
|
E. coli |
63 (88.7) |
60 (84.5) |
28 (39.4) |
5 (7) |
24 (33.8) |
19 (26.8) |
|
Pseudomonas spp |
7 (100) |
7 (100) |
4 (57.1) |
0 (0) |
4 (57.1) |
6 (85.7) |
|
Proteus species |
6 (85.7) |
5 (71.4) |
2 (28.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (28.6) |
| Total | 267(90.8) | 253 (86.1) | 150 (51.0) | 14 (4.8) | 107(36.4) | 113 (38.4) |
Amp: Ampicillin, Clox: Cloxacillin, Gent: Gentamycin, Amik: Amikacin, Cefur: Cefuroxime, Ceft: Ceftriaxone, R: Resistance.