Table 2.
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella and Shigella isolates in under five children in Arba Minch town Governmental Health Institutions
| Antibiotics | Salmonella species no (%) | Shigella species no (%) | Total no (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | I | R | S | I | R | S | I | R | |
| AMP | 0 | 0 | 21 (100) | 0 | 0 | 8 (100) | 0 | 0 | 29 (100) |
| ERY | 0 | 12 (57) | 9 (43) | 0 | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 0 | 15 (52) | 14 (48) |
| CAM | 5 (24) | 7 (33) | 9 (43) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (37.5) | 4 (50) | 6 (20.7 | 10 (34.5) | 13 (44.8) |
| CLI | 9 (42.8) | 7 (33) | 5 (24) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (50) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (3.5) | 11 (38) | 17 (58.5) |
| NX | 12 (57) | 8 (38) | 1 (4.8) | 4 (50) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | 13 (44.8) | 11 (38) | 5 (17.2) |
| CIP | 20 (95.24) | 1 (4.76) | 0 | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | 0 | 26 (89.65) | 3 (10.34) | 0 |
| CTX | 7 (33) | 6 (29) | 8 (38) | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25) | 10 (34.5) | 9 (31) | 10 (34.5) |
| GEN | 11 (52.4) | 6 (29) | 4 (19) | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25) | 14 (48) | 9 (31) | 6 (21) |
S sensitive, R resistant, I intermediate, AMP Amoxicillin, ERY Erythromycin, CAM Chloramphenicol, CLI Clindamycin, NX Norfloxacin, CIP Ciprofloxacin, CTX Cotrimoxazole, GEN Gentamycin