Table 2.
Antibiotic resistance pattern of P. aeruginosa isolates from various sources.
| Resistance pattern | Number of isolates | Resistance pattern | Number of isolates |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN-TIC-ATM | 3 | CIP-MEM-IPM-CN-TIC-PIP-TIM-FEP-CAZ-ATM | 2 |
| TIC-TIM-ATM | 3 | CIP-LEV-MEM-IPM-CN-TIC-PIP-FEP-CAZ-ATM | 1 |
| CIP-TIC-CAZ | 3 | CIP-MEM-IPM-CN-TIC-PIP-FEP-ATM | 1 |
| CIP-TIC-TIM | 3 | CIP-CN-TIC-PIP-TIM-FEP-ATM | 1 |
| CN-TIC-CAZ | 3 | CIP-LEV-CN-TIC-PIP-TIM-ATM | 1 |
| CN-TIC-TIM | 3 | CIP-LEV-CN-TIC-PIP-TIM-CAZ | 1 |
| CIP-CN | 2 | CIP-LEV-CN-TIC-TIM-CAZ-ATM | 1 |
| CIP-TIC | 2 | CIP-CN-TIC-FEP-CAZ-ATM | 1 |
| CN-TIC | 2 | CIP-CN-TIC-PIP-TIM-FEP | 1 |
| TIC-ATM | 2 | CIP-LEV-CN-TIC-PIP-FEP | 1 |
| CIP-LEV | 2 | MEM-IPM-TIC-PIP-TIM-ATM | 1 |
| CIP-PIP | 2 | CIP-CN-TIC-FEP-ATM | 1 |
| CN-PIP | 2 | CIP-LEV-IPM-CN-TIC | 1 |
| MEM-CN | 2 | CIP-LEV-CN-TIC | 6 |
| TIC-PIP | 2 | CIP-CN-TIC-FEP | 1 |
| TIC-TIM | 2 | CIP-CN-TIC-TIM | 1 |
| CN | 1 | CIP-IPM-CN-TIM | 1 |
| CIP | 1 | CIP-LEV-CN-CAZ | 1 |
| TIC | 1 | CIP-TIC-CAZ-ATM | 1 |
| ATM | 1 | CN-TIC-TIM-ATM | 1 |
| IPM | 1 | CIP-CN-TIC | 6 |
| CIP-CN-ATM | 3 | CIP-LEV-CN | 4 |
| Number of strains susceptible to all the antipseudomonal antibiotics | 5 | ||
Abbreviations: ATM, Aztreonam 30 µg; CAZ, Ceftazidime 10 µg; CIP, Ciprofloxacin 5 µg; CN, Gentamycin 10 µg; FEP, Cefepime 30 µg; IPM, Imipinem 10 µg; LEV, Levofloxacin 5 µg; MEM, Meropenem 10 µg; PIP, Piperacillin 30 µg; TIC, Ticarcillin 75 µg; TIM, Ticarcillin/Clavulanic acid 85 µg.