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Table 6 Antibiotic resistance pattern of Gram-positive bacteria

From: Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study

 

Resistance rate (%)®

E. faecalis (N = 4)

E. raffinosus (N = 1)

S. haemolyticus (N = 1)

Benzylpenicillin

44.0

100.0

100.0

Oxacillin

–

–

100.0

Ampicillin

60.0

100.0

0.0

Ampicillin-sulbactam

28.0

100.0

0.0

Erythromycin

50.0

–

100.0

Clindamycin

100.0

100.0

0.0

Quinupristin-dalfopristin

100.0

0.0

0.0

Gentamycin

50.0

0.0

0.0

Streptomycin

25.0

0.0

0.0

Cefoxitin

–

–

–

Ciprofloxacin

50.0

50.0

–

Levofloxacin

50.0

0.0

100.0

Moxifloxacin

50.0

0.0

–

Vancomycin

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tetracycline

100.0

100.0

–

Tigecycline

0.0

0.0

0.0

Linezolid

0.0

0.0

0.0

Rifampicin

–

–

–

  1. ®Percentages = number of resistant antibiotics/total number of antibiotics tested
  2. (–) indicate not tested