Table 6.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Shigella species isolated from children in Mekelle Hospital and Semen Health Center, Nov. 2011 to March 2012.

Antimicrobial agents	Susceptible	Intermediate	Resistance
	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
Ampicillin	0(0)	2(11.1)	16(88.9)
Cotrimoxazole	7(38.9)	1(5.6)	10(55.6)
Chloramphenicol	8(44.4)	0(0.0)	10(55.6)
Norfloxacin	18(100)	0(0.0)	0(0.0)
Tetracycline	4(22.2)	0(0.0)	14(77.8)
Gentamicin	12(66.7)	1(5.5)	5(27.8)
Ceftriaxone	17(94.4)	1(5.6)	0(0.0)
Nalidixic acid	10(55.5)	3(16.7)	5(27.8)
Ciprofloxacin	18(100)	0(0.0)	0(0.0)