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Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Gram-positive bacteria isolated from women suspected of puerperal sepsis at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Proportion of bacterial isolates, their antimicrobial susceptibility profile and factors associated with puerperal sepsis among post-partum/aborted women at a referral Hospital in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia

Bacterial Isolates

Resistance Rate, N (%)

P

AMP

VAN

CXT

SXT

CIP

CRO

TE

CAF

E

DA

S.aureus (n = 19)

10 (52.6)

8 (42.1)

0

9 (47.4)

6 (31.6)

2 (10.5)

2 (10.5)

19 (100)

7 (36.8)

16 (84.2)

5 (26.3)

CoNs (n = 4)

4 (100)

4 (100)

3 (75)

3 (75)

2 (50)

1 (25)

2 (50)

4 (100)

1 (25)

4 (100)

3 (75)

Total (n = 23)

14 (61)

12 (52)

3 (13)

12 (52)

8 (35)

3 (13)

4 (17)

23 (100)

8 (35)

20 (87)

8 (35)

  1. CoNS Coagulase negative Staphylococcus, DA Clindamycin, CXT Cefoxitin, E Erythromycin, P Penicillin, SXT Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, TE Tetracycline, AMP Ampicillin, CRO Ceftriaxone, CAF Chloramphenicol, CIP Ciprofloxacin