Table 1 Antibiotic resistance of the isolated organisms to the tested antibiotics
Tested antibiotics | Isolated organisms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | E.coli | Klebsiella | Enterobacter | Proteus | Pseudomonas | Cedecea | |
Antibiotics tested against lactose and non-lactose fermenting organisms | |||||||
|  | (n = 179) | (n = 126) | (n = 38) | (n = 6) | (n = 5) | (n = 3) | (n = 1) |
Amikacin | 18 (10.1) | 18 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Cefepime | 36 (20.1) | 29 (23.0) | 6 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Ceftazidime | 36 (20.1) | 29 (23.0) | 6 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Ciprofoxacin | 32 (17.9) | 32 (25.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Gentamicin | 32 (17.9) | 26 (20.6) | 6 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Imipenem | 6 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Meropenem | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Tigecycline | 18 (10.1) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (15.8) | 6 (100) | 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Pipracillin/Tazobactam | 25 (14.0) | 18 (14.3) | 6 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazol | 98 (54.7) | 71 (72.2) | 6 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Antibiotics tested against lactose fermenting organisms | |||||||
|  | (n = 160) | (n = 118) | (n = 36) | (n = 6) | (n = 0) | (n = 0) | (n = 0) |
Amoxacillin/Clavulanic acid | 66 (41.3) | 54 (45.8) | 6 (16.7) | 6 (100) | – | – | – |
Ampicillin | 137 (85.6) | 95 (80.5) | 36 (100) | 6 (100) | – | – | – |
Cefalotin | 90 (56.3) | 66 (55.9) | 18 (50.0) | 6 (100) | – | – | – |
Cefoxitin | 48 (30.0) | 36 (30.5) | 6 (16.7) | 6 (100) | – | – | – |
Ceftriaxone | 48 (30.0) | 36 (30.5) | 6 (16.7) | 6 (100) | – | – | – |
Nitrofurantoin | 78 (48.8) | 36 (30.5) | 36 (100) | 6 (100) | – | – | – |
Pipracillin | 83 (51.9) | 59 (50.0) | 24 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | – | – | – |
Antibiotics tested against non-lactose fermenting organisms | |||||||
|  | (n = 19) | (n = 8) | (n = 2) | (n = 0) | (n = 5) | (n = 3) | (n = 1) |
Ampicillin/Sulbactam | 2 (10.5) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Aztreonam | 9 (47.4) | 5 (62.5) | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100) | 1 (100) |
Colistin | 8 (42.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | 5 (100) | 3 (100) | 0 (0.0) |
Ertapenem | 3 (15.8) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Levofloxacin | 2 (10.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Minocycline | 8 (42.1) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
Ticarcillin/Clavulanic acid | 8 (42.1) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | – | 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |