Table 2.
Drug classes implicated in increasing the risk of resistance in each organism
| Organism (Resistance) | Drug classes implicated for propagating the respective resistance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.aureus (Oxacillin) | Quinolones | Cephalosporins | BSPa | NSPa | Macrolides | ||
| E. coli (3GCa) | Quinolones | Cephalosporins | Glycopeptides | BSP | Aminoglycoside | Macrolides | |
| K. pneumoniae (3GC) | Quinolones | Cephalosporins | Glycopeptides | BSP | Aminoglycoside | Carbapenem | Macrolides |
| A. baumanii (Carbapenem) | Quinolones | Cephalosporins | Glycopeptides | BSP | Aminoglycoside | Carbapenem | |
| P. aeruginosa (Carbapenem) | Quinolones | Cephalosporins | Glycopeptides | BSP | Aminoglycoside | Carbapenem | |
aBSP Broad Spectrum Penicillin, NSP Narrow spectrum penicillin, 3GC 3rd Generation Cephalosporin