Table 2.
Degree of resistance of 510 ESBL-E. coli strains recovered from the urine samples of patients suffering from urinary tract infections.
| Antimicrobial Drug | Resistant | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |
| Beta-lactam antibiotics | ||
| Subclass (cephalosporins) | ||
| Ceftriaxone (CRO) | 508 | 99.61 |
| Cefotaxime (CTX) | 508 | 99.61 |
| Ceftazidime (CAZ) | 502 | 98.43 |
| Cefepime (FEP) | 497 | 97.45 |
| Cefuroxime (CXM) | 507 | 99.41 |
| Cephalothin (USAN) | 509 | 99.80 |
| Cefoxitin (FOX) | 47 | 8.43 |
| Subclass (penicillins) | ||
| Ampicillin (AMP) | 510 | 100.00 |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanate (AMC) | 456 | 89.41 |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam (TZP) | 138 | 27.06 |
| Subclass (carbapenems) | ||
| Imipenem (IPM) | 1 | 0.12 |
| Meropenem (MEM) | 2 | 0.39 |
| Ertapenem (ETP) | 0 | 0.00 |
| Subclass (monobactams) | ||
| Aztreonam (ATM) | 506 | 99.22 |
| Sulfonamides | ||
| Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT) | 322 | 63.13 |
| Aminoglycosides | ||
| Gentamicin (GEN) | 140 | 27.45 |
| Amikacin (AMK) | 2 | 0.39 |
| Tetracyclines | ||
| Tigecycline (TGC) | 393 | 77.05 |
| Fluoroquinolones | ||
| Ciprofloxacin (CIP) | 347 | 68.03 |
| Levofloxacin (LVX) | 329 | 64.50 |
| Nitrofurantoin | ||
| Nitrofurantoin (NIT) | 38 | 7.45 |
| Polymyxin | ||
| Colistin (CST) | 298 | 58.43 |