Table 3.

Antibiogram for the microorganisms isolated from different sites in ambulances

Antibiotic		Staphylococcus spp.		Klebsiella pneumoniae		Escherichia coli		Proteus spp.		Citrobacter spp.
		n=184	%	n=49	%	n=40	%	n=6	%	n=7	%
Ampicillin	s	40	21.7	4	8.2	5	12.5	2	33.3	3	42.9
	r	144	78.3	45	91.8	35	87.5	4	66.7	4	57.1
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid	s	66	35.9	7	14.3	7	17.5	4	66.7	5	71.4
	r	118	64.1	42	85.7	33	82.5	2	33.3	2	28.6
Ceftriaxone	s	155	84.2	25	51.0	19	47.5	6	100	7	100
	r	29	15.8	24	49.0	21	52.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
cefotaxime	s	160	87.0	23	46.9	25	62.5	6	100	7	100
	r	79	42.9	26	53.1	15	37.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
Ceftazidime	s	113	61.4	23	46.9	23	57.5	6	100	7	100
	r	71	38.6	26	53.1	17	42.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
Cefpodoxime	s	99	53.8	18	36.7	23	57.5	6	100	7	100
	r	85	46.2	31	63.3	17	42.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
Imipenem	s	150	81.5	47	95.9	37	92.5	6	100	7	100
	r	34	18.5	2	4.1	3	7.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
Amikacin	s	110	59.8	33	67.3	35	87.5	6	100	7	100
	r	74	40.2	16	32.7	5	12.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
Gentamicin	s	100	54.3	20	40.8	13	32.5	5	83.3	3	42.9
	r	84	45.7	29	59.2	27	67.5	1	16.7	4	57.1
Tetracycline	s	40	21.7	5	10.2	4	10.0	1	16.7	1	14.3
	r	144	78.3	44	89.8	36	90.0	5	83.3	6	85.7
Ciprofloxacin	s	50	27.2	30	61.2	10	25.0	4	66.7	5	71.4
	r	134	72.8	19	38.8	30	75.0	2	33.3	2	28.6
Norfloxacin	s	55	29.9	33	67.3	15	37.5	5	83.3	4	57.1
	r	129	70.1	16	32.7	25	62.5	1	16.7	3	42.9
Chloramphenicol	s	14	7.6	5	10.2	4	10.0	5	83.3	5	71.4
	r	170	92.4	44	89.8	36	90.0	1	16.7	2	28.6
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole	s	23	12.5	9	18.4	6	15.0	4	66.7	6	85.7
	r	161	87.5	40	81.6	34	85.0	2	33.3	1	14.3
Vancomycin	s	184	100	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
	r	0	0.0	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na

Abbreviations: s, sensitive; r, resistant; na, not applicable.