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. 2020 Aug 14;12(8):e9735. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9735

Table 2. Antimicrobial resistance profile of various UTI-causing microorganisms against commonly used antibiotics.

The values are expressed in percentages

UTI: urinary tract infection; AMC: amoxicillin+clavulanic acid; TZP: piperacillin+tazobactam; CFP+SUL: cefoperazone+sulbactam; SXT: trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

Antimicrobial agent E. coli Klebsiella spp. Enterobacter spp. Pseudomonas spp. Staphylococcus spp. Proteus spp. Citrobacter spp. Morganella spp.
Ampicillin 87.3 100.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
AMC 62.7 100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 100.0 100.0
Gentamicin 31.0 43.8 86.7 40.0 12.5 33.3 66.7 0.0
Amikacin 1.0 25.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0
Cefoperazone 100.0 100.0 100.0 20.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Ceftazidime 100.0 100.0 100.0 22.2 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0
Cefixime 66.0 50.0 66.7 91.7 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0
Ceftriaxone 63.7 47.1 66.7 100.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0
Cefepime 63.2 43.8 66.7 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TZP 11.3 17.6 33.3 22.2 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0
CFP+SUL 10.3 29.4 33.3 22.2 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0
carbapenem 2.5 5.9 16.7 22.2 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0
Fosfomycin 2.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 33.3 100.0 33.3 100.0
SXT 71.9 52.9 66.7 33.3 33.3 25.0 66.7 0.0
Ciprofloxacin 75.4 47.1 87.5 60.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0
Ofloxacin 100.0 100.0 100.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Levofloxacin 93.3 88.9 100.0 77.8 75.0 50.0 0.0 0.0
Norfloxacin 75.4 40.0 0.0 70.0 42.9 33.3 66.7 0.0
Nitrofurantoin 10.7 70.6 0.0 66.7 0.0 100.0 33.3 100.0