Table 4.
Antibiotic sensitivity of Proteus mirabilis isolated from urine of patients with urinary calculi in different seasons (%).
| Antibiotic | Total (n = 317) | Spring (n = 69) | Summer (n = 83) | Autumn (n = 107) | Winter (n = 58) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meropenem | 311 (98.1) | 69 (100) | 81 (97.6) | 103 (96.3) | 58 (100) | 0.211 |
| Imipenem | 305 (96.2) | 67 (97.1) | 81 (97.6) | 100 (93.5) | 57 (98.3) | 0.324 |
| Levofloxacin | 183 (57.7) | 40 (58.0) | 60 (72.3) | 58 (54.2) | 25 (43.1) | 0.005 |
| Cefuroxime | 161 (50.8) | 39 (56.5) | 45 (54.2) | 39 (36.5) | 38 (65.5) | 0.002 |
| Cefoxitin | 271 (85.5) | 56 (81.2) | 68 (81.9) | 94 (87.9) | 53 (91.4) | 0.363 |
| Ceftazidime | 276 (87.1) | 61 (88.4) | 67 (80.7) | 93 (86.9) | 55 (94.8) | 0.104 |
| Ceftriaxone | 196 (61.8) | 48 (69.0) | 52 (62.7) | 56 (52.3) | 40 (69.0) | 0.069 |
| Cefoperazone/Sulbactam | 304 (95.9) | 65 (94.2) | 80 (96.4) | 104 (97.2) | 55 (94.8) | 0.758 |
| Cefepime | 267 (84.2) | 61 (88.4) | 65 (78.3) | 90 (84.1) | 51 (87.9) | 0.298 |
| Amikacin | 314 (99.1) | 68 (98.6) | 82 (98.8) | 107 (100) | 57 (98.3) | 0.651 |
| Piperacillin/Tazobactam | 278 (87.7) | 60 (87.0) | 71 (85.5) | 95 (88.8) | 52 (89.7) | 0.839 |
| Sulfamethoxazole | 107 (33.8) | 30 (43.5) | 18 (21.7) | 31 (29.0) | 28 (48.3) | 0.002 |