Table 3.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Gram-Positive Bacterial (n = 140) Isolates Among Surgery Patients with Suspected of Surgical Site Nosocomial Infection at Dessie and Borumeda Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, from April 2021 to February 2022
| Bacterial Isolates | Number of Resistance Pathogens to Antimicrobial Agents No (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E N (%) | P N (%) | C N (%) | CXT N (%) | CL N (%) | CIP N (%) | SXT N (%) | FOX N (%) | TE N (%) | ||
| S. aureus (125) | S | 55(66) | 50(40) | 30(24) | 65(52) | 50(40) | 80(64) | 40(32) | 23(18.4) | 20(16) |
| R | 70(30) | 75(60) | 95(76) | 60(48) | 75(60) | 45(36) | 85(68) | 102(81.6) | 105(84) | |
| CONS (15) | S | 4(26.7) | 3(20) | 5(33.3) | NT | 10(66.7) | NT | 4(26.7) | NT) | 2(12.3) |
| R | 11(73.3) | 12(80) | 10(66.7) | NT | 5(33.3) | NT | 11(73.3) | NT | 13(86.7) | |
| Total (140) | S | 59(42.14) | 53(37.85) | 35(25.0) | 65(52) | 60(42.85) | 80(64) | 44(34.13) | 23(18.4) | 22(15.71) |
| R | 81(57.86) | 87(62.15) | 105(75) | 60(48) | 80(57.15) | 45(36) | 96(65.87) | 102(81.6) | 118(84.29) | |
Abbreviations: CL, Clindamycin; E, Erythromycin; C, Chloramphenicol; CIP, Ciprofloxacin; TE, Tetracycline; SXT, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole; CTX, cefotaxime; FOX, Cefoxitin; P, penicillin; R, Resistant; OX, oxacillin; FOX, Cefoxitin S, Sensitive; NT, Not tested.