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. 2022 Apr 24;14(4):e24451. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24451

Table 3. Sensitivity of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial isolates to antibiotics measured using minimum inhibitory concentration test.

ECO: Escherichia coli; STA: Staphylococcus aureus; SAL: Salmonella species; KLE: Klebsiella species; PRO: Proteus species; PSE: Pseudomonas species; STR: Streptococcus species; R: Reference bacteria strains.

Antibiotic  MIC range Number of bacteria isolates Total
ECO STA SAL KLE STR PSE PRO R-ECO R-PSE R-STA
Cefotaxime   ≤0.14 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
0.15-4.15 31 11 9 6 8 2 5 1 1 1 75
4.16-8.16 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
8.17-12.17 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
20.20-24.20 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
≥32.23 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
Total 55 15 13 7 11 2 7 1 1 1 113
Chloramphenicol ≤0.14 8 1 2 0 ND 0 2 0 0 0 14
0.15-4.15 34 11 9 5 ND 1 4 1 1 1 75
4.16-8.16 4 2 0 0 ND 0 0 0 0 0 6
12.18-16.18 6 0 2 2 ND 1 0 0 0 0 11
28.22-32.22 1 0 0 0 ND 0 0 0 0 0 2
≥32.23 2 1 0 0 ND 0 1 0 0 0 5
Total 55 15 13 7 ND 2 7 1 1 1 113
Ampicillin ≤0.14 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
0.15-4.15 21 10 8 5 4 1 4 1 1 1 56
4.16-8.16 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
12.18-16.18 9 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 17
28.22-32.22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
≥32.23 10 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19
Total 55 15 13 7 11 2 7 1 1 1 113