Table 3.
Sensitivity patterns of Shigella and Salmonella groups to various antibiotics.
| Antibiotics | Shigella group (158 isolates) | Salmonella group (132 isolates) | P-value (x2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of isolates | Number of sensitive isolates | Sensitivity (%) | Number of isolates | Number of sensitive isolates | Sensitivity (%) | ||
| Amoxicillin + clavula* | 143 | 91 | 64 | 116 | 101 | 87 | NS |
| Ampicillin | 151 | 40 | 26 | 120 | 95 | 79 | <0.001 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 155 | 154 | 99 | 122 | 118 | 97 | NS |
| Ceftriaxone | 155 | 148 | 95 | 121 | 120 | 99 | NS |
| Nalidixic acid | 155 | 145 | 94 | 119 | 78 | 66 | NS |
| Sulpha + trimethoprim** | 154 | 15 | 10 | 122 | 97 | 80 | <0.001 |
| Tetracycline | 152 | 114 | 75 | 114 | 60 | 53 | NS |
*Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid.
**Sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim.
NS, not significant.