Table 3.
Average rates of resistance of E. coli and K. pneumoniae to antibiotics during 2008–2013
| Antibiotics | Rates of resistance (%)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| E. coli | K. pneumoniae | |
| Ampicillin | 82.38 | 94.1 |
| Ampicillin/sulbactam | 58.2 | 54.6 |
| Piperacillin | 70.93 | 55.9 |
| Piperacillin/tazobactam | 3.3 | 13.4 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 61.66 | 45.7 |
| Cotrimoxazole | 59.83 | 55.9 |
| Cefotaxime | 58.98 | 52.1 |
| Levofloxacin | 58.56 | 35.2 |
| Cefazolin | 57.72 | 56.7 |
| Aztreonam | 55.54 | 56.2 |
| Cefuroxime sodium | 54.87 | 51.8 |
| Ceftriaxone | 54.48 | 58.0 |
| Ceftazidime | 52.73 | 52.6 |
| Cefepime | 49.81 | 50.0 |
| Gentamicin | 46.83 | 42.1 |
| Tobramycin | 33.38 | 34.5 |
| Nitrofurantoin | 14.67 | 47.1 |
| Amikacin | 7.3 | 15.3 |
| Imipenem | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Meropenem | 0.25 | 1.4 |
Abbreviations: E. coli, Escherichia coli; K. pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae.