Table 3.
Overall antibiotic susceptibility profiles of isolated bacteria from ear discharge.
| Type of antibiotics used | Frequency of each antibiotic tested | Susceptibility patterns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resistant | Sensitive | ||
| Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
| Amoxicillin | 491 | 402 (81.9) | 89 (18.1) |
| Tetracycline | 860 | 641 (74.5) | 219 (25.5) |
| TMP-SMX | 684 | 367 (53.6) | 317 (46.4) |
| Cephalothin | 213 | 96 (45.1) | 117 (54.9) |
| Ampicillin | 106 | 94 (88.5) | 12 (11.5) |
| Chloramphenicol | 698 | 353 (50.6) | 345 (49.4) |
| Ceftriaxone | 1319 | 1115 (84.5) | 204 (15.5) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 501 | 30 (6) | 471 (94) |
| Doxycycline | 206 | 147 (71.4) | 59 (28.6) |
| Erythromycin | 634 | 438 (69.1) | 196 (30.9) |
| Gentamicin | 984 | 169 (17.2) | 815 (82.8) |
| Cefotaxime | 396 | 245 (61.9) | 151 (38.1) |
| Kanamycin | 129 | 50 (38.7) | 79 (61.3) |
| Nitrofurantoin | 107 | 23 (21.5) | 84 (78.5) |
| Vancomycin | 120 | 72 (60) | 48 (40) |
| Carbenicillin | 49 | 22 (44.8) | 27 (55.2) |
| Clindamycin | 124 | 36 (29) | 88 (71) |
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| Total | 7621 | 4299 (56.4) | 3322 (43.5) |