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Table 5 Susceptibility profile of cefotaxime resistant E. coli to other selected antibiotics

From: Antibiogram and beta-lactamase genes among cefotaxime resistant E. coli from wastewater treatment plant

Antibiotics

Percentage of isolates

R

I

S

Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid

35.3

52.9

11.8

aColistin sulphate

76.5

11.8

5.9

Meropenem

0

11.8

88.2

Ciprofloxacin

47.1

23.5

29.4

Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole

81.3

0

18.8

bGentamicin

87.5

12.5

0

Tetracycline

56.3

0

37.5

Nitrofurantoin

37.5

25

37.5

  1. R Resistance, I Intermediate, S Sensitive, n = 51; an = 36; bn = 48