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Table 5 Antibiotic resistance levels of gam-negative bacteria isolated from septic neonates admitted to referral hospitals in Sana’a city, Yemen, in the period from January 15 to March 30, 2020

From: Neonatal sepsis in Sana’a city, Yemen: a predominance of Burkholderia cepacia

Pathogen

Ampicillin sulbactam

Ampicillin

Amo/CA

Piperacillin/tazobactam

Cefalotin

Cefazolin

Cefuroxime

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

B. cepacia

54

100

60

100

28

100

60

15

27

100

60

100

28

100

K. oxytoca

20

100

20

100

3

100

20

100

3

100

20

100

3

100

P. agglomerans

NA

NA

NA

NA

9

100

9

100

9

100

10

100

9

100

P. aeruginosa

6

100

6

100

4

100

6

0

4

100

6

100

4

75

K. pneumoniae

5

100

5

100

1

100

5

100

1

100

5

100

1

100

P. dispersa

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

4

100

NA

NA

4

75

NA

NA

A. baumannii

3

33

1

100

3

33

3

33

1

100

3

100

1

100

A. lwoffii

3

100

3

100

2

100

3

33

3

100

3

100

2

100

E. cloacae complex

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

100

3

33

1

100

3

100

1

100

E. coli

2

50

2

100

NA

NA

2

100

NA

NA

2

100

NA

NA

A. denitrificans

1

0

1

100

1

0

1

0

1

100

1

100

1

100

S. marcescens

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

100

NA

NA

1

100

NA

NA

S. paucimobilis

1

100

1

100

NA

NA

1

100

NA

NA

1

100

NA

NA

Pathogen

Cefuroxime axetil

Cefoxitin

Cefpodoxime

Ceftazidime

Ceftriaxone

Cefepime

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

B. cepacia

28

100

59

100

28

100

60

3.3

60

10

60

0

K. oxytoca

3

100

20

100

3

100

20

100

20

100

20

100

P. agglomerans

9

100

10

100

9

100

10

100

10

100

10

100

P.aeruginosa

4

100

6

100

4

75

6

0

6

66

6

0

K. pneumoniae

1

100

5

80

1

100

5

100

5

100

5

100

P. dispersa

NA

NA

4

75

NA

NA

4

75

4

75

4

75

A. baumannii

1

100

3

100

1

100

3

100

3

100

3

33

A. lwoffii

2

100

3

100

2

100

3

33

3

0

3

0

E. cloacae complex

1

100

3

100

1

100

3

33

3

33

3

33

E. coli

NA

NA

2

50

NA

NA

2

100

2

100

2

100

A. denitrificans

1

100

1

100

1

100

1

0

1

100

1

0

S. marcescens

NA

NA

1

0

NA

NA

1

100

1

100

1

100

S. paucimobilis

NA

NA

1

100

NA

NA

1

0

1

100

1

0

Pathogen

Gentamicin

Tobramycin

Ciprofloxacin

Levofloxacin

Tetracycline

FT

SXT

N

%

N

%)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

B. cepacia

59

100

60

100

60

98

60

80

28

100

60

100

60

5

K. oxytoca

20

0

20

100

20

0

20

0

3

0

20

0

20

0

P. agglomerans

10

100

10

100

10

0

10

0

9

0

10

100

10

0

P. aeruginosa

6

66

6

66

6

17

6

33

4

100

6

100

6

66

K. pneumoniae

5

20

5

100

5

0

5

0

1

0

5

20

5

40

P. dispersa

4

100

4

100

4

25

4

0

NA

NA

4

75

3

33

A. baumannii

3

66

3

66

3

33

3

33

1

0

3

100

3

100

A. lwoffii

3

100

3

100

3

0

3

66

2

100

3

100

3

66

E. cloacae complex

3

33

3

33

3

33

3

0

1

0

3

33

3

33

E. coli

2

0

2

50

2

50

2

50

NA

NA

2

0

2

0

A. denitrificans

1

100

1

100

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

100

1

0

S. marcescens

1

100

1

100

1

0

1

0

NA

NA

1

100

1

0

S. paucimobilis

1

100

1

100

1

0

1

100

NA

NA

1

100

1

0

Pathogen

Imipenem

Ertapenem

Meropenem

Amikacin

ESBL

Carbapenemase

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

B. cepacia

7

100

NA

NA

53

13

53

100

NA

NA

K. oxytoca

1

100

20

100

20

100

20

65

20

100

20

100

P. agglomerans

7

100

8

100

10

100

10

100

10

100

10

100

P. aeruginosa

2

100

NA

NA

6

0

6

66

 

K. pneumoniae

NA

NA

5

80

5

80

5

40

5

100

5

80

P. dispersa

NA

NA

4

50

4

50

4

25

4

75

4

50

A. baumannii

1

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3

100

NA

NA

A. lwoffii

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

100

3

100

 

E. cloacae complex

NA

NA

3

33

3

33

3

33

3

33

1

Pos

E. coli

NA

NA

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

100

A. denitrificans

1

0

NA

NA

1

0

1

100

1

Pos

S. marcescens

NA

NA

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

Pos

S. paucimobilis

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

100

1

100

 

Pos

Pos

  1. N: the number of isolated bacteria tested for antibiotic sensitivity; %: the percentage of resistant bacteria; NA: not analyzed; pos: positive; Amo/CA: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; FT: nitrofurantoin; SXT: trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; ESBLPos: positive, ESBL-positive, resistance for all penicillins, cephalosporins and aztreonam