Table 2.
List of the bacteria that were isolated and results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing
| Species | Bacteria count | Sampling site | Date of collection | Reporting date | Antimicrobial susceptibility testing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susceptible | Intermediate | Resistant | |||||
| Clostridium perfringens | 2+ | Closed abscess | POD2 | POD6 | ABPC, ABPC/SBT, CMZ, FMOX, IPM, MINO | LVFX | CLDM |
| Small number | Drain | POD2 | POD9 | ABPC/SBT, IPM, MINO | ABPC, CMZ, FMOX, LVFX | CLDM | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3+ | Debris | POD14 | POD17 | PIPC, CPZ, CAZ, CZOP, CFS, CFPM, MEPM, AZT, S/C, TOB, AMK, LVFX, CPFX | IPM, GM | FOM |
| 3+ | Open abscess | POD24 | POD28 | ||||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa with metallo-β-lactamase | 3+ | Open abscess | POD33 | POD38 | PIPC, CAZ, CZOP, S/C, TOB, AMK | CPZ, CFS, CFPM, GM | IPM, MEPM, AZT, LVFX, CPFX, FOM |
| Candida albicans | 2+ | Debris | POD14 | POD17 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2+ | Open abscess | POD24 | POD28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | N/A | CV catheter | POD8 | POD15 | VCM, TEIC, LZD | N/A | PCG, ABPC, MPIPC, CEZ, CTM, CPR, FMOX, IPM, GM, EM, CLDM, LVFX, ST, FOM |
| N/A | Venous blood, CV catheter | POD14 | POD17 | VCM, TEIC | N/A | PCG, ABPC, MPIPC, CEZ, CTM, CPR, FMOX, IPM, GM, EM, CLDM, LVFX, ST, FOM | |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 3+ | Open abscess | POD24 | POD28 | MINO, ST | LVFX | CAZ |
| 3+ | Open abscess | POD33 | POD38 | MINO, ST | N/A | CAZ, LVFX | |
| Enterococcus casseliflavus | 3+ | Open abscess | POD33 | POD38 | VCM, TEIC, LZD | N/A | LVFX, ABPC, PCG, EM |
POD post-operative days, ABPC ampicillin, ABPC/SBT ampicillin/sulbactam, CMZ cefmetazole, FMOX flomoxef, IPM imipenem, MINO minocycline, PIPC piperacillin, CPZ cefoperazone, CAZ ceftazidime, CZOP cefozopran, CFS cefsulodin, CFPM cefepime, MEPM meropenem, AZT aztreonam, S/C sulbactam/cefoperazone, TOB tobramycin, AMK amikacin, LVFX levofloxacin, VCM vancomycin, TEIC teicoplanin, LZD linezolid, ST sulfamethoxazole–trimethoprim, GM gentamicin, CLDM clindamycin, FOM fosfomycin, CPFX ciprofloxacin, PCG benzylpenicillin, MPIPC oxacillin, CEZ cephazolin, CTM cefotiam, CPR cefpirome, EM erythromycin