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Table 3 Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from CSF in patients with bacterial meningitis, Hawassa University Hospital

From: Antimicrobial sensitivity profile and bacterial isolates among suspected pyogenic meningitis patients attending at Hawassa University Hospital: Cross-sectional study

Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Gram negative organisms (% resistant)

 

N.meningitidis

H.influenza

E.coli

K.pneumoniae

S

I

R

S

I

R

S

I

R

S

I

R

Penicillin G

–

–

Mic> 0.6012 (100%)

–

–

3 (100%)

–

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

–

–

1 (100%)

CAF

1 (8.3%)

6 (50%)

5 (41.7%)

–

1 (33.3%)

2 (66.7%)

1 (25%)

2 (50%)

1 (25%)

–

1 (100%)

–

Co trimoxazole

3 (25%)

5 (41.7%)

4 (33.3%)

1 (33.3%)

–

2 (66.7%)

–

2 (50%)

2 (50%)

–

–

1 (100%)

Ciprofloxacin

5 (41.7%)

5 (41.7%)

2 (16.7%)

2 (66.7%)

–

1 (33.3%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

2 (50%)

–

1 (100%)

–

Ceftriaxone

4 (33.3%)

0

8 (66.7%)

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

–

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

2 (50%)

–

–

1 (100%)

Cefotaxime

5 (41.7%))

0

7 (58.3%

2 (66.7%)

–

1 (33.3%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

2 (50%)

–

–

1 (100%)

Gentamycin

8 (66.7%)

3 (25%)

1 (8.3%)

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

–

2 (50%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

1 (100%)

–

–

Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Gram positive organisms (% resistant)

 

S.pneumoniae

S. aureus

  

S

I

R

S

I

R

S

I

R

S

I

R

Penicillin Mic> 0.06

0

0

5 (100%)

–

–

2 (100%)

      

Amoxicillin

–

1 (20%)

4 (80%)

–

–

2 (100%)

      

Ciprofloxacin

–

4 (80%)

1 (20%)

–

–

2 (100%)

      

Cefotaxime

2 (40%)

2 (40%)

1 (20%)

–

–

2 (100%)

      

Ceftriaxone

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

–

–

2 (100%)

–

      

Erythromycin

2 (40%)

0

0

–

–

2 (100%)

      

Gentamicin

2 (40%)

1 (20%)

2 (40%)

–

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

      

Vancomycin

MIC(0.5-2 μg)

5 (100%)

–

–

2 (100%)

–

–

      

CAF

–

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

–

2 (100%)

–

      
  1. S Sensitive, R Resistant, I Intermiadate, E.coli Escherchia Coli, N.meningitidis Nesseria meningitides, S.pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae, K.pneumoniae Klebsellapneumoniae, Pen Penicillin, Amp Ampicillin, CAF Chloramphenicol, (0) Not done, (−) Not Sensitive, Intermiadate, resistance