Skip to main content
. 2019 May 22;51(2):130–141. doi: 10.3947/ic.2019.51.2.130

Table 4. Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility between Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae .

Total (n = 329) Community-onset APN (n = 219) Healthcare-associated APN (n = 110)
E. coli (n = 258) N (%) K. pneumoniae (n = 71) N (%) P value E. coli (n = 194) N (%) K. pneumoniae (n = 25) N (%) P value E. coli (n = 64) N (%) K. pneumoniae (n = 46) N (%) P value
Amikacin 255 (99.2%) 67 (94.4%) 0.021 193 (100.0%) 25 (100.0%) - 62 (96.9%) 42 (91.3%) 0.234
Amoxicillin/clavulanate 154 (59.9%) 48 (67.6%) 0.239 129 (66.8%) 24 (96.0%) 0.003 25 (39.1%) 24 (52.2%) 0.172
Aztreonam 153 (59.5%) 38 (53.5%) 0.363 137 (71.0%) 23 (92.0%) 0.025 16 (25.0%) 15 (32.6%) 0.382
Cefazolin 140 (54.5%) 36 (50.7%) 0.573 126 (65.3%) 23 (92.0%) 0.007 14 (21.9%) 13 (28.3%) 0.443
Cefotaxime 148 (57.6%) 38 (53.5%) 0.540 133 (68.9%) 23 (92.0%) 0.025 15 (23.4%) 15 (32.6%) 0.287
Cefepime 153 (59.5%) 39 (54.9%) 0.486 137 (71.0%) 23 (92.0%) 0.025 16 (25.0%) 16 (34.8%) 0.265
Ciprofloxacin 144 (56.0%) 50 (70.4%) 0.029 130 (67.4%) 24 (96.0%) 0.003 14 (21.9%) 26 (56.5%) 0.001
Gentamicin 170 (66.1%) 57 (80.3%) 0.022 139 (72.0%) 22 (88.0%) 0.087 31 (48.4%) 35 (76.1%) 0.004
Piperacillin/tazobactam 232 (90.3%) 53 (74.6%) 0.001 180 (93.3%) 24 (96.0%) 0.999 52 (81.2%) 29 (63.0%) 0.033
Tigecycline 257 (100.0%) 64 (90.1%) 0.001 193 (100.0%) 24 (96.0%) 0.115 64 (100.0%) 40 (87.0%) 0.004
TMP/SMX 155 (60.3%) 46 (64.8%) 0.493 127 (65.8%) 22 (88.0%) 0.025 28 (43.8%) 24 (52.2%) 0.383
ESBL positivity 104 (40.5%) 32 (45.1%) 0.486 56 (29.0%) 2 (8.0%) 0.025 48 (75.0%) 30 (65.2%) 0.265

APN, acute pyelonephritis; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase.