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Table 4 Resistance patterns of leading Gram-negative bacterial isolates to main antimicrobial agents; 1st National Prevalence study, Benin, October 2012

From: Prevalence of nosocomial infections and anti-infective therapy in Benin: results of the first nationwide survey in 2012

Antimicrobial

E. coli(221*)

Salmonella(41*)

P. aeruginosa(110*)

Citrobacter(26*)

A. baumanii(10*)

Other Gram-negative (99*)

Ampicillin

74

78

100

89

100

76%

Amoxicillin clavulanate

72.8%

70%

90%

76%

100%

56%

Ceftazidime

60%

55%

67.5%

64%

100%

63%

Tetracycline

78%

75%

77.3%

88%

80%

95%

Gentamicin

45%

35%

22%

26%

75%

9.5%

Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole

65%

68%

64%

56%

62%

87%

Ciprofloxacin

18%

13%

22%

15%

16%

9%

Imipenem

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. *Number of isolates tested.