Table 2 Proportions of antibiotic resistance and combined antibiotic resistance for Escherichia coli obtained from urine samples of healthy pregnant women compared to clinical samples from febrile patients
Resistance per antibiotic | Healthy pregnant women | Febrile patients |
|---|---|---|
Urine culture (n = 155) | Urine culture (n = 3) blood culture (n = 45) | |
n (%) | n = 48 (%) | |
Nitrofurantoin | 6 (3.9%) | Not done |
Fosfomycin | 0 (0%) | Not done |
Ampicillin | 102 (65.8%) | 43 (89.6%) |
Cotrimoxazole | 97 (64.4%) | 43 (89.6%) |
Ciprofloxacin | 25 (16.2%) | 30 (62.5%) |
Gentamicin | 6 (3.9%) | 11 (22.9%) |
Ceftriaxone | 5 (3.2%) | 18 (37.5%) |
ESBL producers | 5 (3.2%) | 17 (35.4%) |
Combined resistance | n (%) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Ampicillin + cotrimoxazole | 80 (51.6%) | 41 (85.4%) |
Ampicillin + cotrimoxazole + ciprofloxacin | 8 (5.2%) | 29 (60.4%) |
Ampicillin + cotrimoxazole + gentamicin | 3 (1.9%) | 11 (22.9%) |
Ampicillin + cotrimoxazole + ciprofloxacin + gentamicin | 2 (1.3%) | 11 (22.9%) |
ESBL + cotrimoxazole | 2 (1.3%) | 17 (35.4%) |
ESBL + cotrimoxazole + ciprofloxacin | 2 (1.3%) | 16 (33.3%) |
ESBL + cotrimoxazole + gentamicin | 1 (0.6%) | 7 (14.5%) |
ESBL + cotrimoxazole + ciprofloxacin + gentamicin | 1 (0.6%) | 7 (14.5%) |