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Table 5 Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of most common bacterial pathogens

From: Improved detection of microbiological pathogens: role of partner and non-governmental organizations

Proportion of resistant bacterial species [n (%)]

 

Blood

 

Urine

 
 

S. aureus (n = 22)

Klebsiella spp. (n = 14)

Salmonella spp. (n = 13)

E. coli (n = 9)

p-value

E. coli (n = 153)

Klebsiella spp. (n = 73)

Staphylococcus spp. (n = 41)

Citrobacter spp. (n = 25)

Pseudomonas spp. (n = 21)

Proteus spp. (n = 15)

p-value

AMP

4 (18.2)

6 (42.9)

5 (38.5)

2 (22.2)

0.348

52 (34.0)

18 (24.7)

4 (9.8)

8 (32.0)

–

1 (6.7)

0.006

AMC

1 (4.5)

1 (7.1)

0

0

0.696

16 (10.5)

7 (9.6)

3 (7.3)

7 (28.0)

3 (14.3)

1 (6.7)

0.084

CRO

2 (9.1)

4 (28.6)

2 (15.4)

3 (33.3)

0.314

49 (32.0)

23 (31.5)

8 (19.5)

9 (36.0)

7 (33.3)

5 (33.3)

0.671

CXM

–

2 (14.3)

5 (38.5)

0

0.074

41 (26.8)

17 (23.3)

2 (4.9)

5 (20.0)

6 (28.6)

4 (26.7)

0.042

AZM

2 (9.1)

0

1 (7.7)

–

0.607

15 (9.8)

3 (4.1)

5 (12.2)

1 (4.0)

–

1 (6.7)

0.460

MEM

–

0

–

–

–

0

0

–

0

2 (9.5)

0

0.008

SXT

0

1 (7.1)

0

0

0.621

8 (5.2)

6 (8.2)

3 (7.3)

2 (8.0)

2 (9.5)

0

0.779

CIP

6 (27.3)

2 (14.3)

5 (38.5)

4 (44.4)

0.360

60 (39.2)

22 (30.1)

16 (39.0)

13 (52.0)

4 (19.0)

6 (40.0)

0.200

GEN

12 (54.5)

5 (35.7)

3 (23.1)

4 (44.4)

0.314

42 (27.5)

23 (31.5)

12 (29.3)

9 (36.0)

4 (19.0)

4 (26.7)

0.849

TET

6 (27.3)

1 (7.1)

1 (7.7)

–

0.219

23 (15.0)

12 (16.4)

3 (7.3)

1 (4.0)

1 (4.8)

–

0.293

C

2 (9.1)

0

0

0

0.641

4 (2.6)

2 (2.7)

3 (7.3)

0

1 (4.8)

–

0.437

CAZ

–

1 (7.1)

–

–

–

4 (2.6)

4 (5.5)

0

–

1 (4.8)

3 (20.0)

0.026

CTX

2 (9.1)

3 (21.4)

1 (7.7)

3 (33.3)

0.302

33 (21.6)

29 (39.7)

9 (22.0)

4 (16.0)

11 (52.4)

7 (46.7)

0.002

NAL

–

1 (7.1)

–

2 (22.2)

0.538

42 (27.5)

16 (21.9)

–

4 (16.0)

8 (38.1)

7 (46.7)

0.159

ERY

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

8 (19.5)

–

–

–

–

PEN

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

CLI

2 (9.1)

–

–

–

–

–

–

3 (7.3)

–

–

–

–

AMK

0

1 (7.1)

3 (23.1)

1(11.1)

0.071

23 (15.0)

13 (17.8)

6 (14.6)

5 (20.0)

2 (9.5)

0

0.550

  1. AMP - ampicillin, AMC - amoxicillin & clavulanic acid, CRO - ceftriaxone, CXM - cefuroxime, AZM - azithromycin, AMK - amikacin, MEM - meropenem, SXT - trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, CIP - ciprofloxacin, GEN - gentamicin, TET - tetracycline, C - chloramphenicol, CAZ - ceftazidime, CTX - cefotaxime and NAL - nalidixic acid, ERY - erythromycin, penicillin and CLI - clindamycin