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. 2019 Oct 10;14(10):e0223467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223467

Table 3. Proportion of resistant strains, cumulative incidence risk ratio (RR) (95% confidence interval).

Pathogen Antibiotics tested % resistant TH % resistant PH RR
(TH versus PH)
95% CI
E.coli Aminopenicillin 71.8% 61.4% 1.17 1.11–1.23
Ciprofloxacin 37.5% 22.7% 1.65 1.47–1.85
Ceftriaxone 21.3% 13.6% 1.56 1.33–1.84
Gentamicin 12.1% 6.8% 1.78 1.40–2.24
Carbapenem 0.3% 0.4% 0.77 0.23–2.62
Klebsiella sp. Ciprofloxacin 26.0% 17.1% 1.53 1.11–2.11
Ceftriaxone 21.0% 12.8% 1.64 1.13–2.38
Gentamicin 10.5% 6.3% 3.68 2.22–6.10
Carbapenem 3.5% 1.6% 2.26 0.74–6.84
Enterococcus faecium Vancomycin 10.1% 2.6% 3.91 1.21–12.60
Linezolid 5.0% 0.9% 6.12 0.82–46.01
Enterococcus faecalis Vancomycin 2.3% 0.5% 5.07 0.63–40.91
Staphylococcus aureus Cefoxitin* 8.5% 6.8% 1.25 0.87–1.79
Pseudomonas sp. Ciprofloxacin 38.1% 15.1% 2.53 1.66–3.84
Ceftazidime 26.7% 14.2% 1.88 1.97–2.96
Gentamicin 26.1% 5.4% 4.80 2.36–9.74
Carbapenem 38.9% 12.8% 3.03 1.93–4.75
Piperacillin/tazobactam 19.9% 6.8% 2.93 1.52–5.64

TH = tertiary hospital; PH = peripheral hospitals;

* Cefoxitin as marker for oxacillin/methicillin resistance