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Table 3 Percentages of resistance against commonly used antibiotics in positive gram-negative urine cultures on and off antibiotic prophylaxis

From: The influence of antibiotic prophylaxis on bacterial resistance in urinary tract infections in children with spina bifida

  

Gram negative uropathogens

       
  

AmpC negative

   

AmpC positive

 

Non-fermenting

 
  

E.coli

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Proteus mirabilis

Klebsiella oxytoca

Enterobacter cloacae

Citrobacter freundii

Pseudomonas aeroginosa

p-value AP+ vs AP-

 

Number of cultures

387

42

34

21

18

17

47

 

Antibiogram

         

Penicillines

         

Amoxicillin

total

66.7

NC

24.2

NC

NC

NC

NC

0.031

 

AP+

73.8

NC

11.5

NC

NC

NC

NC

 
 

AP-

56.3

NC

#

NC

NC

NC

NC

 

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

total

29.7

9.5

6.1

9.5

NC

NC

NC

0.172

 

AP+

32.8

9.1

7.7

#

NC

NC

NC

 
 

AP-

25.3

#

#

14.3

NC

NC

NC

 

Piperacillin

total

68.2

NC

9.1

NC

NC

NC

2.6

0.950

 

AP+

73.5

NC

9.5

NC

NC

NC

3.1

 
 

AP-

59.5

NC

#

NC

NC

NC

#

 

Piperacillin/tazobactam

total

7.8

17.1

3.0

5.3

#

#

2.2

0.176

 

AP+

10.3

15.6

3.8

#

#

#

2.7

 
 

AP-

4.0

#

#

7.7

#

#

#

 

Cephalosporines

         

Cefazolin (1)

total

17.9

43.8

4.5

56.3

NC

NC

NC

0.346

 

AP+

20.6

54.5

0.0

#

NC

NC

NC

 
 

AP-

13.5

#

#

50.0

NC

NC

NC

 

Cefuroxim (2)

total

11.4

45.2

3.0

14.3

NC

NC

NC

0.016

 

AP+

13.5

51.5

0.0

#

NC

NC

NC

 
 

AP-

8.2

#

#

9.1

NC

NC

NC

 

Ceftazidim (3)

total

1.7

21.7

4.3

5.9

NC

NC

4.3

0.161

 

AP+

2.6

29.4

4.5

#

NC

NC

2.6

 
 

AP-

0.0

#

#

4.5

NC

NC

#

 

Ceftriaxon (3)

total

1.9

19.4

0.0

5.9

#

NC

#

0.148

 

AP+

2.5

25.0

0.0

#

#

NC

#

 
 

AP-

0.8

#

#

9.1

#

NC

#

 

Other bactolactam

         

Meropenem

total

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7.5

0.461

 

AP+

0.0

0.0

0.0

#

#

#

9.1

 
 

AP-

0.0

#

#

0.0

#

?

#

 

Aminoglycosides

         

Amikacin

total

1.9

19.0

4.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.5

0.054

 

AP+

2.6

26.7

4.3

#

#

#

3.0

 
 

AP-

0.9

#

#

0.0

#

?

#

 

Gentamicin

total

4.7

2.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.500

 

AP+

4.4

3.0

0.0

#

#

#

0.0

 
 

AP-

4.8

#

#

0.0

#

0.0

#

 

Tobramicin

total

4.9

4.8

3.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.1

0.194

 

AP+

4.8

6.1

3.8

#

#

#

2.6

 
 

AP-

4.4

#

#

0.0

#

0.0

#

 

Fluorquinolones

         

Ciprofloxacin

total

7.8

52.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5.0

0.021

 

AP+

10.2

63.6

0.0

#

#

#

6.1

 
 

AP-

3.6

#

#

0.0

#

0.0

#

 

Norfloxacin

total

7.7

52.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

9.4

0.047

 

AP+

9.7

63.6

0.0

#

#

#

11.1

 
 

AP-

4.5

#

#

0.0

#

0.0

#

 

Levofloxacin

total

9.4

29.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

9.4

0.057

 

AP+

10.6

33.3

0.0

#

#

#

11.1

 
 

AP-

7.7

#

#

0.0

#

0.0

#

 

Other antibiotics

         

Trimetoprim

total

66.6

88.2

34.8

23.5

16.7

66.7

NC

<0.001

 

AP+

80.7

63.6

36.4

#

#

#

NC

 
 

AP-

42.9

#

#

18.2

#

90.9

NC

 

Cotrimoxazol

total

55.7

52.4

33.3

19.0

11.8

47.1

NC

<0.001

 

AP+

69.7

51.5

30.8

#

#

#

NC

 
 

AP-

35.4

#

#

14.3

#

10.1

NC

 

Nitrofurantoin

total

16.4

90.5

NC

28.6

64.7

0.0

NC

<0.001

 

AP+

22.4

93.9

NC

#

#

#

NC

 
 

AP-

7.7

#

NC

21.4

#

0.0

NC

 
  1. Legend: # = not calculated as less than ten samples tested, NC = Not considered due to intrinsic resistance or uncommon clinical drug/bug combination