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Table 4 Percent antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp. during 2015/2016 compared to corresponding susceptibility results in 2011/2013a

From: A compilation of antimicrobial susceptibility data from a network of 13 Lebanese hospitals reflecting the national situation during 2015–2016

Antibiotic

2011/2013 N (%S)

2015/2016 N (%S)

OR (95% CI)

P

Ampicillin

784 (81%)

596 (85%)

1.34 (1.00–1.79)

0.06

Ceftriaxone

690 (97%)

655 (97%)

0.99 (0.53–1.87)

1

Ciprofloxacin

877 (95%)

721 (90%)

0.48 (0.32–0.70)

0.0001

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

877 (92%)

721 (71%)

0.21 (0.16–0.28)

0.0001

  1. KEY = CI confidence interval, N Number of isolates tested in each bacteria/antibiotic combination, OR Odds Ratio, S Susceptibility, % percent
  2. P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant
  3. aThe 2011/2013 data are taken from: Chamoun K, Farah M, Araj G, et al. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese hospitals: retrospective nationwide compiled data. Int J Infect Dis. 2016;46:64–70