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Table 3 Antibiotic sensitivity profile of Escherichia coli in the colonization group and invasive infection group [% (n/N)]

From: Epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive Escherichia coli infection in neonates from 2012 to 2019 in Xiamen, China

Antibiotic

Colonization group

(n = 843)

Invasive infection group

χ2 values

P

E. coli-EOD

(n = 66)

E. coli-LOD

(n = 56)

β-lactams

Ampicillin

23.49 (198/843)

28.79 (19/66)

25.00 (14/56)

0.981

0.612

Piperacillin

23.84 (201/843)

28.79 (19/66)

26.79 (15/56)

1.000

0.610

Cefazolin

46.26 (390/843)

66.67 (44/66)

57.14 (32/56)

12.073

0.002

Ceftazidime

79.48 (670/843)

95.45 (63/66)

91.07 (51/56)

14.024

0.001

Cefotaxime

58.24 (491/843)

86.36 (57/66)

73.21 (41/56)

24.063

0.000

Cefepime

61.92 (522/843)

87.88 (58/66)

71.43 (40/56)

19.290

0.000

Compound preparations of β-lactam inhibitors

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

70.23 (592/843)

89.39 (59/66)

73.21 (41/56)

11.148

0.004

Ampicillin/sulbactam

47.57 (401/843)

50.00 (33/66)

55.36 (31/56)

1.370

0.501

Cefoperazone /sulbactam

100.00 (843/843)

100.00 (66/66)

98.21 (55/56)

Piperacillin/tazobactam

95.14 (802/843)

100.00 (66/66)

94.64 (53/56)

3.412

0.184

Carbapenems

Imipenem

100.00 (843/843)

100.00 (66/66)

100.00 (56/56)

Meropenem

100.00 (843/843)

100.00 (66/66)

100.00 (56/56)

Quinolones

Levofloxacin

74.61 (629/843)

68.18 (45/66)

67.86 (38/56)

2.392

0.303

Ciprofloxacin

69.75 (588/843)

65.15 (43/66)

62.50 (35/56)

1.791

0.412

Aminoglycosides

Gentamicin

72.84 (614/843)

78.79 (52/66)

83.93 (47/56)

4.230

0.124

Amikacin

100.00 (843/843)

100.00 (66/66)

100.00 (56/56)

Sulfonamides

Compound sulfamethoxazole

52.31 (441/843)

51.52 (34/66)

55.36 (31/56)

0.217

0.892

Other antibiotics

Aztreonam

69.51 (586/843)

93.94 (62/66)

83.93 (47/56)

28.223

0.000