Table 1 Frequency of antimicrobial resistant bacterial isolates for selected antimicrobial classes
Antibiotic classes | Antibiotics | S. aureus (n = 26) | E. coli (n = 31) | Klebsiella species (n = 30) | Citrobacter species (n = 11) | P. aeruginosa (n = 9) | Enterobacter species (n = 6) | Proteus species (n = 6) | Providencia species (n = 4) | A. buamannii (n = 2) | Serratia species (n = 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penecillins 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins | Penicillin | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ampicillin | – | 29 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Ceftriaxone | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Ceftazidime | – | 16 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Cefepime | – | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Anti-staphylococcal β-lactams | Oxacillin | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cephamycins | Cefoxitin | 14 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Aminoglycosides | Gentamycin | 13 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Phenicols | Chloramphenicol | 15 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Macrolides | Erythromycin | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lincosamides | Clindamycin | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tetracycline | Tetracycline | 17 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Folate pathway inhibitors | Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 19 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Fluoroquinolones | Ciprofloxacin | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Carbapenems | Meropenem | – | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Penecillins + β-lactamase inhibitors | Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | – | 28 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |