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Table 4 MDR phenotypes among the isolates

From: Multidrug resistant bacterial infections in severely ill COVID-19 patients admitted in a national referral and teaching hospital, Kenya

Bacteria isolate

MDR phenotype

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Gram negative bacteria

 Enterococcus cloacae complex (N = 7)

AMC/TZP/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEP/ATM/MEM/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

14.3

AMC/CTX/CRO/ATM/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

14.3

AMC/CTX/CAZ/CRO/ATM/GEN/SXT

1

14.3

AMC/TZP/CTX/CRO/ATM/GEN/SXT

1

14.3

AMC/CTX/CRO/ATM/GEN/SXT

3

42.9

 Enterococcus cloacae (N = 3)

AMC/CTX/CAZ/CRO/ATM/GEN/SXT

1

33.3

AMC/TZP/CTX/CAZ/CRO/ATM

1

33.3

 Klebsiella pneumonia (N = 16)

AMC/SAM/CTX/CAZ/CRO/ATM/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

6.3

AMC/SAM/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEB/ATM/GEN/SXT

1

6.3

SAM/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEB/ATM/GEN/SXT

1

6.3

SAM/CTX/CAZ/CRO/ATM/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

6.3

AMC/SAM/CTX/CAZ/CRO/ATM/CIP

1

6.3

AMC/SAM/CTX/CRO/ATM/GEN/SXT

1

6.3

SAM/CTX/CRO/ATM/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

6.3

SAM/CTX/CAZ/CRO/ATM/GEN/SXT

4

37.5

CTX/CRO/ATM/GEN/SXT

1

6.3

SAM/CTX/CRO/ATM/SXT

3

18.8

SAM/CTX/ATM

1

6.3

 Escherichia coli (N = 5)

AMC/SAM/TZP/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEB/GEN/CIP

1

20

SAM/CTX/CAZ/CRO/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

20

SAM/CTX/CRO/GEN/CIP/SXT

2

40

SAM/GEN/SXT

1

20

 Acinetobacter baumannii (N = 5)

TZP/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEB/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

20

TZP/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEB/MEM/CIP/SXT

1

20

SAM/TZP/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEB/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

20

CTX/CRO/FEB/CIP/SXT

1

20

 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (N = 1)

SAM/TZP/CTX/CAZ/CRO/FEB/MEM/AMK/GEN/CIP/SXT

1

100

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa (N = 7)

CTX/CAZ/CIP

1

14.3

Gram positive bacteria

 Enterococcus faecium (N = 10)

BP/ERY/LVX/TET

4

40

BP/ERY/LVX

4

40

 Enterococcus faecalis (N = 1)

ERY/LVX/TET

1

100

 Staphylococcus aureus (N = 6)

BP/OXA/ERY/SXT

1

16.7

Total

46

68.7

  1. AMC amoxicillin/clavulanate, SAM ampicillin/sulbactam, TZP piperacillin/tazobactam, CTX cefotaxime, CAZ ceftazidime, CRO ceftriaxone, FEP- cefepime; ATM aztreonam, MEM meropenem, AMK amikacin, GEN gentamicin, CIP ciprofloxacin, SXT trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, BP benzylpenicillin, ERY erythromycin, LVX levofloxacin, LZD linezolid, TEC teicoplanin, VAN vancomycin, TET tetracycline, TGC tigecycline