Table 3.
Prevalence of MDR Enterobacteriaceae family of bacteria from diarrheal stool samples at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from January to April 2019.
| Isolates | Degree of resistance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |
| E. coli (N = 118) | 30 (25.4%) | 34 (28.8%) | 29 (24.5%) | 25 (21.2%) |
| K. pneumoniae (N = 37) | 12 (32.4%) | 11 (29.2%) | 9 (24.3%) | 5 (13.5%) |
| K. ozaenae (N = 12) | 6 (50%) | 3 (25%) | 2 (16.6%) | 1 (8.3%) |
| Citrobacter species (N = 10) | 2 (20%) | 7 (70%) | 1 (10%) | — |
| Proteus Vulgaris (N = 6) | 4 (66.6%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 (16.6%) | — |
| E. cloacae (N = 4) | — | 2 (50%) | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) |
| Salmonella species (N = 1) | — | 1 (100%) | — | — |
| Shigella species (N = 3) | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | — | — |
| Serratia species (N = 5) | 3 (60%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (20%) | — |
| Total (N = 196) | 59 (30.1%) | 60 (30.6%) | 44 (22.4%) | 32 (16.3%) |
Note. R3-6: resistance to 3, 4, 5, and 6 classes of antibiotics, respectively; ≥R3: resistance to 3 or more classes of antibiotics.