Table 3.
Proportion of resistant bacterial species isolated from clinical samples from each laboratory
| Resistant isolates | TH | MDC | PSGL | LAGH | G2ML | HTMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Providencia spp. | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 53 (8.9) |
| M. morganii | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 3 (0.5) |
| Citrobacter spp. | NR | 1 (2.8) | 1 (0.3) | 17 (5.7) | 23 (10.5) | NR |
| S. aureus | 21 (10.3) | 8 (22.2) | 178 (50.9) | 88 (29.5) | 28 (12.8) | NR |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 16 (7.8) | 3 (8.3) | 13 (3.7) | 29 (9.7) | 25 (11.4) | 7 (1.2) |
| S. epidermidis | 3 (1.5) | 4 (11.1) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (2.7) | NR |
| K. pneumoniae | NR | 1 (2.8) | NR | 1 (0.3) | NR | NR |
| P. aeruginosa | NR | 1 (2.8) | 3 (0.9) | 18 (6.0) | 14 (6.4) | 12 (2.0) |
| Enterobacter spp. | 6 (2.9) | 5 (13.9) | NR | 12 (4.0) | 3 (1.4) | 23 (3.9) |
| N. gonorrhoea | 4 (2.0) | 2 (5.6) | NR | NR | 12 (5.5) | NR |
| E. coli | 97 (47.5) | 7 (19.4) | 120 (34.3) | 6.8 (22.8) | 84 (38.4) | 86 (14.5) |
| Y. pestis | NR | 1 (2.8) | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| S. pyogenes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 2 (0.3) |
| Proteus spp. | 5 (2.5) | 2 (5.6) | 7 (2.0) | 17 (5.7) | NR | 4 (0.7) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 25 (12.3) | 1 (2.8) | 4 (1.1) | 20 (6.7) | 1 (0.5) | 12 (2.0) |
| P. vulgaris | NR | NR | 8 (2.3) | NR | 1 (0.5) | NR |
| S. saprophyticus | NR | NR | 7 (2.0) | 6 (2.0) | NR | NR |
| E. faecalis | 27 (13.2) | NR | 7 (2.0) | NR | NR | NR |
| P. mirabilis | NR | NR | 1 (0.3) | 8 (2.7) | 2 (0.9) | NR |
| Enterococcus spp. | NR | NR | NR | 6 (2.0) | 14 (6.4) | 31 (5.2) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | NR | NR | NR | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.5) | NR |
| Bacillus spp. | NR | NR | NR | 3 (1.0) | NR | 1 (0.2) |
| Streptococcus spp. | NR | NR | NR | 2 (0.7) | 5 (2.3) | NR |
| Salmonella spp. | NR | NR | NR | 1 (0.3) | NR | NR |
| Staphylococcus spp. | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 266 (44.8) |
| C. freundii | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 94 (15.8) |
NR not reported, TH Trust Hospital, MDC Mediplast Diagnostic Center, PSGL Patholab Solutions (Ghana) Limited, LAGH LA General Hospital, G2ML G2 Medical Laboratory Service, HTMC Holy Trinity Medical Centre