Table 2.
Antibiotic resistance profile of Enterococcus species by Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method from intestinal tract of hospitalized patients in Jimma, Ethiopia
| Antibiotics | Resistant isolates (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. faecalis (n, 34) | E. faecium (n, 40) | Other speciesa (n, 40) | Total (n, 114) | |
| Ampicillin | 5 (14.7) | 35 (87.5) | 1 (2.5) | 41 (36) |
| Penicillin | 34 (100) | 40 (100) | 11 (27.5) | 85 (74.6) |
| Gentamicin (HLR-GN) | 9 (26.5) | 30 (75) | 1 (2.5) | 40 (35.1) |
| Streptomycin (HLR-ST) | 25 (73.5) | 36 (90) | 1 (2.5) | 62 (54.4) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 21 (61.8) | 35 (87.5) | 1 (2.5) | 57 (50) |
| Norfloxacin | 20 (58.8) | 34 (85) | 2 (5) | 56 (49.1) |
| Erythromycin | 25 (73.5) | 39 (97.5) | 8 (20) | 72 (63.2) |
| Chloramphenicol | 25 (73.5) | 11 (27.5) | 3 (7.5) | 39 (34.2) |
| Tetracycline | 32 (94.1) | 37 (92.5) | 5 (12.5) | 74 (64.9) |
| Nitrofrantoin | 17 (50) | 18 (45) | 2 (5) | 37 (32.4) |
HLR-GN high level resistance to gentamycin, HLR-ST high level resistance to streptomycin.
aOther species consists of E. gallinarum (n, 20), E. durans (n, 10) and E. casseliflavus (n, 10).