Table 2.
In vitro antibiotic resistance patterns and susceptibility zones of inhibition profiles of diarrhoeagenic bacterial species against unexpired oral paediatric antibiotic suspensions
| Bacterial species | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | % MAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 15.9 | 15.9 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 28.6-100 |
| 10.0-20.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-29.0 | 10.0-33.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-36.0 | 10.0-30.0 | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 31.3 | 18.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 28.6-57.2 |
| 10.0-19.0 | 10.0-23.0 | 10.0-20.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-28.0 | ||
| Proteus mirabilis | 25.0 | 25.0 | 41.7 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 41.7 | 41.7 | 28.6-100 |
| 10.0-25.0 | 10.0-17.0 | 10.0-19.0 | 15.0-30.0 | 10.0-29.0 | 10.0-28.0 | 10.0-20.0 | ||
| Staphylococcus | 9.1 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.2 |
| 10.0-20.0 | 10.0-20.0 | 10.0-29.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-28.0 | 10.0-28.0 | 10.0-28.0 | ||
| Lactobacillus spp.* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 28.6 |
| 11.0-20.0 | 10.0-18.0 | 11.0-27.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-33.0 | 10.0-30.0 | 10.0-29.0 |
Keys: 1=Throtal (erythromycin); 3=Zinnat (cefuroxime axetil); 4=Tambac (cefpodoxime proxetil); 5=Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim); 7=Loxaprim (cotrimoxazole); 8=Refucil (griseofulvin); 10=Loxagyl (metronidazole);% MAR =% multiple antibiotic resistance
*
Non-diarrhoeagenic bacterial species
% Total resistance of unexpired oral paediatric antibiotic suspensions (mg 5ml-1)