Table 4 Number and percentages of susceptibility of bacterial pathogen isolated from blood specimens of severely malnourished children below 60 months of age to selected antibiotics by HIV status.
HIV status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics | positive | negative | |
n/total (%) | n/total(%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
Co-trimoxazole | 5/24 (21) | 9/39 (23) | 0.90 (0.25 – 3.24) |
Ampicillin | 16/30 (53) | 12/39 (31) | 0.33 (0.12 – 0.93) |
Augmentin | 14/25 (56) | 19/37 (51) | 1.04 (0.38 – 2.87) |
Chloramphenicol | 16/29 (55) | 14/39 (36) | 0.35 (0.13 – 0.95) |
Cloxacillin | 2/4 (50) | 4/7 (57) | 1.33 (0.11 – 16.0) |
Cefuroxime | 16/21 (76) | 24/37 (65) | 0.88 (0.31 – 2.45) |
Ceftazidime | 13/18 (72) | 8/17 (47) | 0.21 (0.05 – 0.9) |
Erythromycin | 8/12 (67) | 8/8 (100) | 2.67 (0.24 – 30.1) |
Gentamicin | 21/27 (78) | 29/36 (81) | 1.09 (0.32 – 3.71) |
Ceftriaxone | 27/32 (84) | 35/39 (90) | 0.16 (0.02 – 1.42) |
Ciprofloxacin | 14/15 (93) | 14/15 (93) | 1.0 (0.06 – 17.6) |