Table 2 Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacterial isolates
From: Bacterial contamination of neonatal intensive care units: How safe are the neonates?
Antibiotic | E. coli (N = 27) Frequency (%) | Klebsiella species (N = 21) Frequency (%) | Pseudomonas species (N = 09) Frequency (%) | Acinetobacter species (N = 07) Frequency (%) | S. aureus (N = 18) Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ampicillin | 27 (100) | 21 (100) | – | – | – |
Ciprofloxacin | 8 (29.6) | 7 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (42.8) | 6 (33.3) |
Gentamicin | 10 (37) | 11 (52.4) | 2 (22.2) | 2 (28.5) | 1 (5.5) |
Ceftazidime | 22 (81.5) | 18 (85.7) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (42.8) | – |
Ceftriaxone | 21 (77.7) | 17 (80.9) | – | – | – |
Co-trimoxazole | 9 (33.3) | 6 (28.5) | – | – | 5 (27.7) |
Amikacin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imipenem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Cefoxitin | – | – | – | – | 6 (33.3) |
Erythromycin | – | – | – | – | 11 (61.1) |
Clindamycin | – | – | – | – | 04 (22.2) |