Table 3.
Determining the resistance frequency of Klebsiella and E. coli strains to different antibiotics by the diffusion disk method
| Antibiotic | Resistant to antibiotic | Sensitive to antibiotic | E. coli | Klebsiella | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | % of resistance | % of sensitive | % of resistance | % of sensitive | ||
| Gentamicin | 67 | 75.3 | 22 | 24.7 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 77.2 | 22.8 | 0.8 |
| Cotrimoxazole | 65 | 73 | 24 | 23 | 68.8 | 31.2 | 77.2 | 22.8 | 0.47 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 48 | 53.9 | 41 | 46.1 | 53.3 | 46.7 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 1 |
| Piperacillin | 52 | 58.4 | 37 | 41.6 | 71.1 | 28.9 | 45.4 | 54.6 | 0.01 |
| Cefotaxime | 89 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| Cefepime | 69 | 77.5 | 20 | 22.5 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 79.5 | 20.5 | 0.8 |
| Amoxicillin/clavulanate | 44 | 49.4 | 45 | 50.6 | 48.8 | 49.6 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| Ceftazidime | 88 | 98.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 97.7 | 0.3 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| Imipenem | 37 | 41.6 | 52 | 58.4 | 35.5 | 64.5 | 47.7 | 52.3 | 0.28 |