Table 5.
Susceptibility profile of cefotaxime resistant E. coli to other selected antibiotics
Antibiotics | Percentage of isolates | ||
---|---|---|---|
R | I | S | |
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | 35.3 | 52.9 | 11.8 |
aColistin sulphate | 76.5 | 11.8 | 5.9 |
Meropenem | 0 | 11.8 | 88.2 |
Ciprofloxacin | 47.1 | 23.5 | 29.4 |
Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole | 81.3 | 0 | 18.8 |
bGentamicin | 87.5 | 12.5 | 0 |
Tetracycline | 56.3 | 0 | 37.5 |
Nitrofurantoin | 37.5 | 25 | 37.5 |
R Resistance, I Intermediate, S Sensitive, n = 51; an = 36; bn = 48