Table 5.
Antibiotic resistance rates of bacterial isolates among HS and NHS students.
| Antibiotics | Escherichia coli | Klebsiella species | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS students (n = 101) | NHS students (n = 102) | HS students (n = 17) | NHS students (n = 14) | |
| Ampicillin | 72 (71.3%) | 52 (51.0%) | NA | NA |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | 2 (2.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0) |
| Cefotaxime | 61 (60.4%) | 31 (30.4%) | 4 (23.5%) | 0 (0) |
| Ceftazidime | 61 (60.4%) | 31 (30.4%) | 4 (23.5%) | 0 (0) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 5 (5.0%) | 7 (6.9%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0) |
| Cotrimoxazole | 40 (39.6%) | 22 (21.6%) | 5 (29.4%) | 1 (7.1%) |
| Amikacin | 4 (4.0%) | 9 (8.8%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0) |
| Meropenem | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
NA, not applicable.