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. 2022 Oct 10;19(19):12968. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912968

Table 9.

Overall status of resistance of isolates to antimicrobials among neonates admitted with suspected sepsis at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana, between January 2021 and December 2021.

Antimicrobial Number of Tests Resistant
n %
Gentamicin 59 28 (47.5)
Ciprofloxacin 58 14 (24.1)
Amikacin 56 6 (10.7)
Ampicillin 50 45 (90.0)
Co-trimoxazole 50 33 (66.0)
Cefuroxime 42 27 (64.3)
Erythromycin 42 30 (71.4)
Flucloxacillin 31 30 (96.7)
Cefotaxime 22 19 (86.4)
Levofloxacin 22 4 (18.1)
Ceftriaxone 13 10 (76.9)
Chloramphenicol 13 10 (76.9)
Lincomycin 10 7 (70)
Ofloxacin 9 2 (22.2)
Azithromycin 8 5 (62.5)
Roxithromycin 7 4 (57.1)
Penicillin 6 6 (100)
Cloxacillin 6 6 (100)
Linezolid 6 1 (16.7)
Cephalexin 6 5 (83.3)
Piperacillin + sulbactam 6 5 (83.3)
Amoxicillin 5 5 (100)
Sparfloxacin 5 1 (20.0)
Benzylpenicillin 2 2 (100)
Ampicillin + sulbactam 2 2 (100)
Tetracycline 1 1 (100)

Data were based on number of samples with positive bacterial growth and in which a specific antimicrobial was tested for sensitivity and resistance against antimicrobials.