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. 2016 Mar 4;3(1):12–17. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2016.01.001

Table 2.

The correlation between leukoesterase results and resistant patterns.

Antibiotic Sensitive Resistant P Value
Ampicillin
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 123 (40.6%) 180 (59.4%) .73
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 24 (38.7%) 38 (61.3%)
Ampicillin/Sulbactam
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 148 (49.8%) 149 (50.2%) .27
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 34 (57.6%) 25 (42.4%)
Cefazolin
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 241 (84.3%) 45 (15.7%) .026
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 41 (71.9%) 16 (28.1%)
Cefuroxime
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 243 (94.6%) 14 (5.4%) .12
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 38 (88.4%) 5 (1.6%)
Cefotaxime
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 281 (94%) 18 (6%) .2
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 50 (89.3%) 6 (10.7%)
Ceftazidime
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 281 (94.6%) 16 (5.4%) .36
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 54 (91.5%) 5 (8.5%)
Cefepime
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 275 (94.5%) 16 (5.5%) .65
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 53 (93%) 4 (7%)
Ciprofloxacin
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 271 (91.9%) 24 (8.1%) .75
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 54 (93.1%) 4 (6.9%)
Nitrofurantoin
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 255 (90.1%) 28 (9.9%) .084
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 46 (82.1%) 10 (17.9%)
Gentamicin
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 268 (90.5%) 28 (9.5%) .63
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 54 (88.5) 7 (11.5%)
Impinem
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 288 (99%) 3 (1%) .15
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 55 (96.5%) 2 (3.5%)
Piperacillin/Tazobactam
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 285 (97.9%) 6 (2.1%) .51
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 55 (96.5%) 2 (3.5%)
TM/SMX
Positive Urine Leukoesterase 202 (68.5%) 93 (31.5%) .44
Negative Urine Leukoesterase 42 (73.7%) 15 (26.3%)