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