Table 5. Antibiotic prescription and uropathogen sensitivity and resistance.
| E.coli isolates n = 107 | Other uropathogens n = 34 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public n = 47 | Private n = 60 | Public n = 13 | Private n = 21 | |
|
Empirical antibiotics n (%) |
43 (91.5%) | 49 (81.7%) | 13 (100%) | 17 (81%) |
|
No antibiotic prescribed n (%) |
4 (8.5%) | 11 (18.3%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (19%) |
|
Antibiotic matchinga
(overall) n (%) |
39/43 (90.7%) | 29/49 (59.2%) | 11/13 (84.6%) | 8/17 (47.1%) |
| OR (95% CI), P value | 6.72 (2.07–21.80), p = 0.001c | 1.00 | 6.19 (1.04–36.78), p = 0.034c | 1.00 |
|
Antibiotic resistanceb (overall) n (%) |
1/43 (2.3%) | 1/49 (2.0%) | 0 (0%) | 2/17 (11.8%) |
| OR (95% CI), P value | 1.14 (0.07–18.84), p = 0.926 |
1.00 | NA, p = 0.201 | 1.00 |
aIsolates were sensitive to physicians prescribed antibiotics (amoxicillin, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, co-trimoxazole, gentamicin and nitrofurantoin).
bIsolates were resistant to physicians prescribed antibiotics (amoxicillin, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, co-trimoxazole, gentamicin and nitrofurantoin).
cStatistically significant at P<0.05.