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. 2023 Jan 31;11(2):98. doi: 10.21037/atm-22-6337

Table 3. Sensitivity of the main gram-negative bacteria to antibiotics.

Pathogen Antibiotics and sensitivity rate
Escherichia coli (n=23) Amikacin (23, 100%), imipenem (22, 96%), cefotetan (21, 91%), piperacillin/tazobactam (21, 91%), tobramycin (20, 87%), nitrofurantoin (19, 83%), gentamicin (19, 83%), compound sulfamethoxazole (13, 57%), cefepime (11, 48%), ticarcillin (10, 43%), aztreonam (10, 43%), ceftriaxone (9, 39%), ceftazidime (8, 35%), ciprofloxacin (6, 26%), levofloxacin (6, 26%), cefuroxime (5, 22%), ampicillin/sulbactam (5, 22%), piperacillin (4, 17%), ampicillin (2, 9%), cefazolin sodium (1, 4%)
Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=10) Amikacin (10, 100%), imipenem (9, 90%), cefotetan (8, 80%), cefepime (8, 80%), gentamicin (8, 80%), ciprofloxacin (7, 70%), levofloxacin (7, 70%), tobramycin (7, 70%), aztreonam (6, 60%), ceftriaxone (6, 60%), piperacillin (6, 60%), cefuroxime (6, 60%), compound sulfamethoxazole (6, 60%), ceftazidime (6, 60%), ticarcillin (6, 60%), ampicillin/sulbactam (5, 50%), cefazolin (4, 40%), nitrofurantoin (0, 0)
Enterobacter cloacae (n=4) Amikacin (4, 100%), cefepime (4, 100%), imipenem (4, 100%), ciprofloxacin (3, 75%), levofloxacin (3, 75%), cotrimoxazole (3, 75%), piperacillin/tazobactam (3, 75%), gentamicin (2, 50%), piperacillin (2, 50%), ceftazidime (2, 50%), aztreonam (1, 25%), ceftriaxone (1, 25%), nitrofurantoin (1, 25%), ticarcillin (1, 25%)
Acinetobacter baumannii (n=5) Amikacin (4, 80%), gentamicin (4, 80%), tobramycin (4, 80%), cotrimoxazole (3, 60%), tigecycline (3, 60%), ampicillin/sulbactam (2, 50%), ciprofloxacin (2, 50%), cefepime (2, 50%), imipenem (2, 50%), levofloxacin (2, 50%), piperacillin (2, 50%), ticarcillin (2, 50%), ceftriaxone (1, 20%)
Citrobacter freundii (n=4) Amikacin (4, 100%), cefepime (4, 100%), nitrofurantoin (4, 100%), imipenem (4, 100%), piperacillin/tazobactam (4, 100%), aztreonam (3, 75%), ceftazidime (3, 75%), tobramycin (3, 75%), ceftriaxone (2, 50%), ticarcillin (2, 50%), gentamicin (1, 25%), piperacillin (1, 25%), ciprofloxacin (0, 0), levofloxacin (0, 0), compound sulfamethoxazole (0, 0)
Morganella morganii (n=3) Amikacin (3, 100%), gentamicin (2, 67%), tobramycin (2, 67%), aztreonam (1, 33%), cefotetan (1, 33%), ceftriaxone (1, 33%), cefepime (1, 33%), piperacillin (1, 33%), piperacillin/tazobactam (1, 33%), ampicillin/sulbactam (0, 0), ciprofloxacin (0, 0), imipenem (0, 0), levofloxacin (0, 0), cotrimoxazole (0, 0), ticarcillin (0, 0)