Table 1 Antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci causing bloodstream infection among febrile children admitted to Muhimbili National Hospital
Antibiotic | Susceptibility | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. faecium | E. faecalis | Enterococci | |||||
Antibiotic | CA | HA | All | CA | HA | All | All |
Etest | |||||||
Ampicillin | 25% | 11% | 19% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 53% |
High-level Gentamicin | 67% | 33% | 52% | 56% | 67% | 60% | 56% |
Vancomycin* | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Linezolid | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Quinupristin-dalfopristin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 17% | 7% | 61% |
Disk-diffusion | |||||||
Chloramphenicol | 50% | 11% | 32% | 38% | 33% | 36% | 33% |
Doxycycline | 9% | 0% | 5% | 25% | 0% | 14% | 9% |