Table 3. Drug susceptibility patterns of A.baumannii isolated from patients admitted to adults ICUs at Groote Schuur Hospital.
Antibiotics | Resistant | Sensitive | Intermediatesensitivity |
Cotrimoxazole (%) | 22 (81.5) | 5 (18.5) | 0 (0) |
Ciprofloxacin (%) | 17 (70.8) | 6 (25) | 1 (4.2) |
Ceftazidime (%) | 13 (68.4) | 4 (21) | 2 (10.5) |
Cefepime (%) | 11 (61.1) | 6 (33.3) | 1 (5.6) |
Tobramycin (%) | 8 (47) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (11.8) |
Gentamycin (%) | 23 (85.2) | 3 (11.1) | 1 (3.7) |
Amikacin (%) | 17 (85) | 3 (15) | 0 (0) |
Pipericillin-tazobactam (%) | 107 (89.9) | 9 (7.6) | 3 (2.5) |
Meropenem (%) | 224 (89.2) | 25 (10.0) | 2 (0.8) |
Colistin (%) | 2 (2.7) | 71 (97.3) | 0 (0) |
Colistin MIC, mean (range) | 3.25 (2.5–6) | 0.6 (0.064–4) | – |
MIC = minimum inhibitory concentration.