Table 4.
Antibiotic susceptibility test result of Gram positive bacteria isolated from pus specimens
| Isolates | Antimicrobial agents | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RXN | AMP | AK | CIP | COT | GEN | CTX | CX | TE | |
| S. aureus (n = 66) | S | 5 (7.6) | Nt | 37 (56.1) | 26 (39.4) | 54 (81.8) | 53 (80.3) | 26 (39.4) | 29 (43.9) |
| R | 61 (92.4) | Nt | 29 (43.9) | 40 (60.6) | 12 (18.2) | 13 (19.7) | 40 (60.6) | 37 (56.1) | |
| CoNS (n = 9) | S | 1 (11.1) | Nt | 3 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) | 6 (66.7) | 2 (22.2) | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) |
| R | 8 (88.9) | Nt | 6 (66.7) | 5 (55.6) | 3 (33.3) | 7 (77.8) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | |
| Enterococcus spp. (n = 5) | S | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | Nt | 4 (80) |
| R | 22 (40) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) | Nt | 1 (20) | |
| Total (n = 80) | S | 9 (11.25) | 2 (40) | 43 (53.75) | 33 (41.25) | 63 (78.75) | 58 (72.5) | 30 (40) | 38 (47.5) |
| R | 71 (88.75) | 3 (60) | 37 (46.25) | 47 (58.75) | 17 (21.25) | 22 (27.5) | 45 (60) | 42 (52.5) | |
Nt not tested, S Sensitive, R Resistant, RXN Reaction, AMP Ampicillin, AK Amikacin, CIP Ciprofloxacin, COT trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole (cotrimoxazole), GEN Gentamicin, CTX Cefotaxime, CX Cefoxitin, TE Tetracycline