Table 4.
Multiple antibiotic resistance patterns of bacterial pathogens isolated from dacryocystitis infection, University of Gondar Eye Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, Gondar, Ethiopia from 2011 to 2012
| Isolates | No (%) | Antibiotic resistance patterns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ro | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | ||
| S .aureus | 6(19.4) | 1(16.7) | 3(50.0) | 1(16.7) | - | - | 1(16.7) |
| CNS | 9(29.0) | 1 (11.1) | 4(44.4) | 1(11.1) | 1(11.1) | - | 2(22.2) |
| S. pnemoniae | 2(6.5) | - | - | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | - | |
| Entrobacter species | 2(6.5) | - | - | - | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | |
| E .coli | 1(3.2) | - | - | - | 1(100.0) | - | - |
| K. pnemoniae | 2(6.5) | - | - | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | - | - |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 3(9.7) | - | 1(33.3) | - | - | 2(66.7) | - |
| Citrobacter spp | 1(3.2) | 1(100.0) | - | - | - | - | - |
| H.influenzae | 2(6.5) | - | - | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | - | - |
| P.vulgaris | 1(3.2) | - | 1(100.0) | - | - | - | - |
| P. mirabilis | 1(3.2) | - | - | - | 1(100.0) | - | - |
| Providencia spp | 1(3.2) | - | - | - | 1(100.0) | - | |
| Total | 31(100) | 3 (9.7) | 9 (29.0) | 5(16.1) | 5(16.1) | 5(16.1) | 4 (12.9) |
Keys: Ro- sensitive to all antibiotics, R1 – resistant to 1 antibiotic.
R2- resistant to 2 antibiotics, R3 – resistant to 3 antibiotics.
R4- resistant to 4 antibiotics, R5 – resistant to 5 and more than 5 antibiotics.