Table 1.
Susceptibility profiles of P. aeruginosa isolates to various antipseudomonal agents.
| Antibiotic | Number of P. aeruginosa isolates | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total isolates (N = 87) | Clinical | Environmental | Poultry litter | |||||||
| (N = 47) | (N = 35) | (N = 5) | ||||||||
| R | % | S | % | R | S | R | S | R | S | |
| CAZ | 9 | 10 | 78 | 90 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 4 |
| PIP | 13 | 15 | 74 | 85 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 4 |
| MEM | 6 | 7 | 71 | 82 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| TIM | 16 | 18 | 71 | 82 | 7 | 40 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
| FEP | 11 | 13 | 71 | 82 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
| IPM | 8 | 9 | 63 | 72 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| LEV | 17 | 20 | 61 | 70 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| TIC | 49 | 56 | 38 | 44 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| CIP | 54 | 62 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| CN | 60 | 69 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| ATM | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Abbreviations: ATM, Aztreonam; CAZ, Ceftazidime; CI, Ciprofloxacin; CN, Gentamycin; FEP, Cefepime; IPM, Imipinem; LEV, Levofloxacin; MEM, Meropenem; N, number of isolates; TIC, Ticarcillin; TIM, Ticarcillin/Clavulanic acid; PIP, Piperacillin; R, resistant; S, sensitive.