Table 7.
Patterns of antibiotic sensitivity/resistance in bacterial isolates among febrile patients with typhoid fever, as confirmed by culture
| S. typhi (N=42) | S. paratyphi (N=72) | Total (N=114) | ||||
| Antibiotic | Sensitive n (%) |
Resistant n (%) |
Sensitive n (%) |
Resistant n (%) |
Sensitive n (%) |
Resistant n (%) |
| Ampicillin | 2 (4.8) | 40 (95.2) | 5 (6.9) | 67 (93.1) | 7 (6.1) | 107 (93.9) |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate | 10 (23.8) | 32 (76.2) | 15 (20.8) | 57 (79.2) | 25 (21.9) | 89 (78.1) |
| Ceftriaxone | 41 (97.6) | 1 (2.4) | 68 (94.4) | 4 (5.6) | 109 (95.6) | 5 (4.4) |
| Ceftazidime | 33 (78.6) | 9 (21.4) | 55 (76.4) | 17 (23.6) | 88 (77.2) | 26 (22.8) |
| Cefuroxime | 19 (45.2) | 23 (54.8) | 19 (26.4) | 53 (73.6) | 38 (33.3) | 76 (66.7) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 42 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 72 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 114 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Ofloxacin | 36 (85.7) | 6 (14.3) | 64 (88.9) | 8 (11.1) | 100 (87.7) | 14 (12.3) |
| Chloramphenicol | 22 (52.4) | 20 (47.6) | 43 (59.7) | 29 (40.3) | 65 (57.0) | 49 (43.0) |
| Levofloxacin | 42 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 72 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 114 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Meropenem | 42 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 72 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 114 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Tetracycline | 12 (28.6) | 30 (71.4) | 20 (27.8) | 52 (72.2) | 32 (28.1) | 82 (71.9) |
| Co-trimoxazole | 16 (38.1) | 26 (61.9) | 22 (30.6) | 50 (69.4) | 38 (33.3 | 76 (66.7) |
| Erythromycin | 0 (0.0) | 42 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 72 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 114 (100.0) |