Table 5.
Enterococcal species | No. of isolates exhibiting multidrug resistant pattern | ||
---|---|---|---|
R3 | R4 | R5 | |
E. faecium | 8 | 5 | 5 |
E. faecalis | 6 | 2 | 2 |
E. avium | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total MDR (N, (%)) | 15 (16.5) | 7 (7.7) | 7 (7.7) |
R3 = resistant to 3 antimicrobial classes, R4 = resistant to 4 antimicrobial classes, R5 = resistant to 5 antimicrobial classes, and MDR = multidrug resistance.