Table 3 Pathogens with antibiotic sensitivity
From: Incidence, pathogens and resistance patterns of nosocomial infections at a rural hospital in Gabon
Pathogen | No. of pathogens | No. detected in surgical-site infections | No. detected in urinary-tract infections | No. detected in bloodstream infections | Antibiotics (No. of sensitive pathogen/no. of tested pathogens) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penicillin | Cloxacillin | Ampicillin | Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid | Ceftriaxone | Gentamicin | Ciprofloxacin | Cotrimoxazole | |||||
Staphylococcus aureus | 15 (21.4%) | 9 | 0 | 5 | *0/14 | 14/14 | ||||||
Escherichia coli | 14 (20.0%) | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1/14 | 6/14 | 9/14 | 9/14 | 9/14 | 3/12* |
Enterococcus | 9 (12.9%) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0/9 | - | 9/9 | - | - | - | - | - |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 6 (8.6%) | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 0/6 | 2/6 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 1/5* |
Anaerobes | 6 (8.6%) | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acinetobacter species | 4 (5.7%) | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 1/4 |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 3 (4.3%) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3/3 | - | 3/3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Other bacteria# | 13 (18.6%) | 11 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |