Resistance pattern and maternal knowledge, attitude and practices of suspected Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among children under 5 years of age in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of E. coli isolates among children under five years of age at the selected public health institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015

Enteropathogen (n)	Interpretation	Antibiotics
Enteropathogen (n)		Amp	Aug	SXT	C	CIP	Gen	Na	CRO
Suspected Diarrheagenic E. coli (61)	S (%)	11.5	9.8	36.1	72.1	93.4	63.9	73.8	96.7
	I (%)	4.9	6.6	1.6	6.6	1.6	24.6	6.6	0
	R (%)	83.6	83.6	62.3	21.3	4.9	11.5	19.7	3.3

^*S sensitive, I intermediate, and R resistant, Amp Ampicillin, Aug Augmentin, SXT trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, C Chloramphenicol, NA Nalidixic Acid, CIP Ciprofloxacin, Gen Gentamicin, CRO Ceftriaxone, n number

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