Table 4 Antimicrobial resistance pattern of gram-positive bacteria isolated from patients investigated for sepsis
From: Sepsis: emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopian referral hospitals
Gram-positive isolates | Penicillin | Ampicillin | Vancomycin | Chloramphenicol | Erythromycin | Ciprofloxacin | Gentamicin | Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole | Tetracycline | Cefoxitin | Clindamycin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R % | R % | R % | I % | R % | I % | R % | I % | R % | I % | R % | I % | R % | I % | R % | R % | I % | R % | |
S. aureus (n = 19) | 94.7 | NA | NA | 21 | 36.8 | 0 | 78.9 | 21 | 26.3 | 15.6 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 57.9 | 10.5 | 63.2 | 47.4 | 10.5 | 47.4 |
S. lugdunensis (n = 4) | 100 | NA | NA | 0 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 750 | 25 | 750 | 0 | 25 | 750 |
Total (n = 23) | 95.7 | NA | NA | 17.4 | 34.8 | 4.3 | 78.3 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 13 | 39.1 | 17.4 | 56.5 | 13 | 60.9 | 39.1 | 13 | 47.8 |
E. faecium (n = 18) | 100 | 100 | 61.1 | 16.7 | 27.8 | 33.3 | 50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Other Enterococcus species (n = 3) | 100 | 33.3 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total (n = 21) | 100 | 90.5 | 66.7 | 14.3 | 38.1 | 42.9 | 42.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |