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. 2022 Dec 8;11(12):1776. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11121776

Table 2.

Rates of microbiological resistance.

Antimicrobial Resistance Comparisons by Semester (S)
Second S 2016 vs. Second S 2017 Second S 2016 vs. Second S 2019 Second S 2016 vs. First S 2022
% (n/N)
Pre-
Intervention Resistance
% (n/N)
Post-
Intervention Resistance
OR
CI 95%
p % (n/N)
Pre-
Intervention Resistance
% (n/N)
Post-
Intervention Resistance
OR CI 95% p Prevented Rate (%) % (n/N)
Pre-
Intervention Resistance
% (n/N)
Post-
Intervention Resistance
OR CI 95% p Prevented Rate (%)
E. coli ESBL-producing 10.73
(138/1285)
7.69
(96/1248)
0.68
(0.52–0.90)
0.007 10.73
(138/1285)
7.11
(83/1167)
0.63
(0.47–0.84)
<0.001 33.8
(14.1–48.5)
10.73
(138/1285)
6.13
(72/1174)
0.54
(0.40–0.73)
<0.001 45.7
(27.8–59.1)
Ciprofloxacin 36.89
(474/1285)
31.81
(397/1248)
0.79
(0.67–0.94)
0.004 36.89
(474/1285)
21.67
(253/1167)
0.47
(0.39–0.56)
<0.001 41.2
(33.0–48.4)
36.89
(474/1285)
17.46
(205/1174)
0.36
(0.29–0.43)
<0.001 52.7
(45.3–59.0)
Co-amoxiclav 20.46
(263/1285)
18.72
(233/1248)
0.89
(0.73–1.09)
NS 20.46
(263/1285)
13.36
(156/1167)
0.59
(0.48–0.74)
<0.001 34.7
(21.7–45.5)
20.46
(263/1285)
13.71
(161/1174)
0.61
(0.49–0.76)
<0.001 33.0
(19.8–44.0)
K. pneumoniae ESBL-producing 9.62
(23/239)
13.95
(30/215)
1.52
(0.88–2.71)
NS 9.62
(23/239)
14.17
(37/1167)
1.05
(0.89–2.69)
NS NA 9.62
(23/239)
8.80
(22/250)
0.90
(0.49–1.67)
NS NA
Ciprofloxacin 14.64
(35/239)
17.67
(38/215)
1.25
(0.75–2.06)
NS 14.64
(35/239)
19.92
(52/1167)
1.45
(0.90–2.32)
NS NA 14.64
(35/239)
10.40
(26/250)
0.67
(0.39–1.16)
NS NA
Co-amoxiclav 14.64
(35/239)
18.13
(39/215)
1.29
(0.78–2.12)
NS 14.64
(35/239)
15.70
(41/1167)
1.08
(0.66–1.77)
NS NA 14.64
(35/239)
10.00
(25/250)
0.64
(0.37–1.11)
NS NA

(n/N); n; total positive antibiograms, N; total antibiograms, ESBL; extended-spectrum β-lactamase. Co-amoxiclav; amoxicillin–clavulanic acid; NS; not significant. NA; not applicable.