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Table 3 Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas species isolated from patients investigated for sepsis

From: Sepsis: emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopian referral hospitals

Gram negative isolates

AMK

AMP

AMC

SAM

ATM

FEP

CTX

CRO

CAZ

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

K. pneumoniae (n = 111)

15.3

7.2

0.9

99.1

24.3

55.9

13.5

73

4.5

93.7

9.0

83.8

0

96.4

0

96.4

0.9

95.5

K. variicola (n = 77)

18.2

0

1.3

98.7

27.3

29.9

11.7

53.2

3.9

63.6

3.9

62.3

0

67.5

0

67.5

0

67.5

E. coli (n = 53)

7.5

3.8

5.7

90.6

30.2

34

9.4

62.3

3.8

60.4

0

60.4

1.9

64.2

1.9

64.2

1.9

62.3

E. cloacae complex (n = 29)

20.7

3.4

3.4

93.1

6.9

79.3

6.9

65.5

0

62.1

6.9

51.7

3.4

58.6

6.9

58.6

0

58.6

P. dispersa (n = 21)

4.8

4.8

0

95.2

61.9

28.6

4.8

81.0

0

100

4.8

85.7

0

95.2

0

100

0

95.2

K. oxytoca (n = 13)

7.7

0

0

100

53.8

23.1

38.5

46.2

15.4

53.8

7.7

69.2

7.7

76.9

7.7

76.9

15.4

61.5

Rare Enterobacteriaceae isolates (n = 14)

0

7.1

7.1

85.7

35.7

21.4

21.4

28.6

7.1

28.6

14.3

35.7

7.1

57.1

14.3

57.1

14.3

50.0

Total Enterobacteriaceae (n = 318)

13.5

4.1

2.2

96.2

28.6

43.4

12.6

63.2

4.1

73.9

6.0

69.2

1.3

78.0

1.9

78.3

1.9

76.4

Acinetobacter species

Acinetobacter baumannii (n = 34)

8.8

14.7

2.9

70.6

2.9

82.4

5.9

91.2

11.8

88.2

5.9

85.3

Other Acinetobacter species (n = 8)

0

0

0

25

12.5

50

37.5

62.5

25

75

12.5

62.5

Total Acinetobacter species (n = 42)

7.1

11.9

2.4

61.9

4.8

76.2

11.2

85.7

14.3

85.7

7.1

81

Pseudomonas species

P. aeruginosa (n = 17)

5.9

5.9

29.4

35.3

0

29.4

17.6

17.6

Other Pseudomonas species (n = 2)

0

0

50

50

100

0

0

0

Total Pseudomonas species (n = 19)

5.3

5.3

31.6

36.8

10.5

26.3

15.8

15.8

Gram negative isolates

CXM

CIP

C

DO

GEN

MEM

TZP

SXT

TE

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

I %

R %

K. pneumoniae (n = 111)

1.8

94.6

2.7

59.5

1.8

43.2

4.5

65.8

1.8

82.0

0

17.1

9.0

18.0

0.9

85.6

1.8

70.3

K. variicola (n = 77)

0

68.8

0

37.7

1.3

5.2

5.2

32.5

1.3

67.5

0

1.3

7.8

3.9

0

36.4

0

41.6

E. coli (n = 53)

0

66

0

50.9

0

24.5

7.5

58.5

5.7

49.1

0

1.9

1.9

20.8

0

66

0

73.6

E. cloacae complex (n = 29)

3.4

58.6

3.4

44.8

3.4

37.9

13.8

37.9

3.4

44.8

3.4

24.1

3.4

31.0

0

55.2

6.9

55.2

P. dispersa (n = 21)

0

95.2

0

9.5

0

0

0

4.8

0

90.5

0

9.5

0

14.3

9.5

4.8

0

4.8

K. oxytoca (n = 13)

0

76.9

0

46.2

0

30.8

15.4

23.1

0

61.5

0

0

0

0

0

61.5

0

53.8

Rare Enterobacteriaceae isolates (n = 14)

0

57.1

14.3

28.6

0

21.4

7.1

21.4

7.1

35.7

0

0

0

7.1

0

42.9

0

42.9

Total Enterobacteriaceae (n = 318)

0.9

78.0

1.9

46.2

1.3

26.1

6.3

46.2

2.5

67.3

0.3

9.4

5.7

14.8

0.9

59.4

1.3

56.3

Acinetobacter species

Acinetobacter baumannii (n = 34)

0

41.2

2.9

26.5

0

64.7

0

58.8

8.8

67.6

2.9

82.4

Other Acinetobacter species (n = 8)

12.5

25

0

12.5

12.5

37.5

0

37.5

0

25

0

62.5

Total Acinetobacter species (n = 42)

  

2.4

38.1

  

2.4

23.8

2.4

59.5

2.4

54.8

7.1

59.5

2.4

78.6

Pseudomonas species

P. aeruginosa (n = 17)

11.8

17.6

5.9

35.3

0

5.9

0

5.9

Other Pseudomonas species (n = 2)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total Pseudomonas species (n = 19)

10.5

15.8

5.3

31.6

0

5.3

5.3

15.8

  1. R resistance; I intermediate; AMK amikacin; AMP ampicillin; AMC amoxicillin/clavulanate; SAM ampicillin-sulbactam; ATM aztreonam; FEP cefepime; CTX cefotaxime; CRO ceftriaxone; CAZ ceftazidime; CXM cefuroxime; CIP ciprofloxacin; C chloramphenicol; DO doxycycline; GEN gentamicin; MEM meropenem; TZP piperacillin/tazobactam; SXT trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; TE tetracycline