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Table 3 Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of the most common gram-negative bacteria

From: The need to improve antimicrobial susceptibility testing capacity in Ugandan health facilities: insights from a surveillance primer

Antimicrobials

E. coli

K. pneumoniae

C. freundii

P. aeruginosa

UGNB

R

n (%)

S

n (%)

R

n (%)

S

n (%)

R

n (%)

S

n (%)

R

n (%)

S

n (%)

R

n (%)

S

n (%)

CN

32 (48.5)

33 (50)

10 (66.7)

4 (26.6)

16 (80)

4 (20)

1 (10)

8 (80)

7 (77.8)

1 (11.1)

IMP

0 (0)

77 (100)

0 (0)

20 (100)

2 (50)

2 (50)

1 (7.7)

12 (92.3)

1 (6.7)

14 (93.3)

CAZ

38 (65.5)

1 (29.3)

8 (100)

0 (0)

14 (82.4)

2 (11.7)

1 (10)

9 (90)

4 (44.4)

3 (33.3)

CIP

28 (74.5)

8 (21.6)

7 (58.3)

4 (33.4)

9 (64.3)

4 (28.6)

0 (0)

6 (100)

7 (53.8)

6 (46.2)

CTX

13 (86.7)

2 (13.3)

1 (100)

0 (0)

1 (100)

0 (0)

c

c

6 (100)

0 (0)

AMP

26 (96.3)

1 (3.7)

5 (100)

0 (0)

8 (100)

0 (0)

c

c

14 (100)

0 (0)

AZT

2 (100)

0 (0)

a

a

2 (100)

0 (0)

1 (100)

0 (0)

1 (100)

0 (0)

AMC

18 (27.7)

43 (66.1)

3 (25)

9 (75)

10 (37.1)

15 (55.5)

c

c

4 (33.3)

8 (66.7)

N

5 (10.4)

4 (85.4)

0 (0)

3 (100)

4 (50)

4 (50)

c

c

0 (0)

3 (75)

SXT

32 (91.4)

3 (8.6)

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

10 (90.9)

1 (9.1)

c

c

0 (0)

0 (0)

CXM

2 (100)

0 (0)

a

a

6 (100)

0 (0)

c

c

2 (50)

2 (50)

NA

13 (59.1)

7 (31.8)

1 (100)

0 (0)

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

c

c

3 (100)

0 (0)

CRO

2 (69)

8 (27.6)

7 (75)

3 (25)

6 (100)

0 (0)

c

c

3 (60)

2 (40)

C

9 (36)

16 (64)

5 (50)

5 (50)

9 (56.3)

7 (43.7)

c

c

1 (100)

0 (0)

AK

0 (0)

2 (66.7)

a

a

a

a

a

a

1 (100)

0 (0)

FOX

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

c

c

a

a

MEM

0 (0)

3 (100)

a

a

0 (0)

1 (100)

a

a

a

a

TPZ

a

a

a

a

a

a

0 (0)

3 (100)

a

a

  1. R—Resistant, S—Sensitive, %—bacteria screened against a particular antimicrobial, a and c—antimicrobial not screened against the bacteria (due to c—CLSI guidelines or a—total absence or unavailability in the lab), CN—Gentamicin, IPM—Imipenem, CAZ—Ceftazidime, CIP—Ciprofloxacin, CTX—Cefotaxime, AMP—Ampicillin, AZT—Aztreonam, AMC—Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, N—Nitrofurantoin, SXT—Cotrimoxazole, CXM—Cefuroxime, NA—Nalidixic acid, CRO—Ceftriaxone, C—Chloramphenicol, AK—Amikacin, MEM—Meropenem, FOX—Cefoxitin, MEM—Meropenem, TPZ—Tazobactam piperacillin