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Table 4 Antibiotic resistance of ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae strains

From: Wastewater from healthcare centers in Burkina Faso is a source of ESBL, AmpC-β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Antibiotic group

Antibiotics (concentration in µg)

Resistance to the antibiotic

E. coli

K. pneumoniae

n (%)

n (%)

Penicillin, penicillin and inhibitors

Ampicillin (10)

97(100)

61(100)

Piperacillin (100)

97(100)

60(100)

Amoxicillin + acid clavulanic (30)

71(65.74)

37(61.67)

Piperacillin + Tazobactam (110)

70(65.42)

27(45.76)

Cephalosporin

Cefazolin (30)

97(100)

60(100)

Cefuroxime (30)

95(100)

56(100)

Ceftriaxone (30)

95(100)

60(100)

Ceftazidime (30)

95(100)

60(100)

Cefepime (30)

95(100)

55(98.21)

Cefoxitin (30)

43(40.57)

14(23.73)

Monobactam

Aztreonam (30)

92(94.85)

53(94.64)

Carbapenem

Meropenem (10)

17(15.74)

5(8.19)

Imipenem (10)

22(20.75)

5(8.19)

Ertapenem (10)

35(32.71)

11(18.33)

Aminoglycosides

Gentamycin (10)

46(44.66)

31(5082)

Amikacin (30)

7(6.93)

8(13.11)

Tobramycin (10)

74(71.15)

35(57.37)

Kanamycin (30)

65(71.43)

35(77.77)

Macrolides

Azithromycin (15)

68(68.69)

21(35.59)

Quinolones, fluoroquinolones

Ciprofloxacin (5)

98(95.15)

56(91.80)

Ofloxacin (5)

59(67.05)

11(24.44)

Levofloxacin (5)

71(71.72)

32(53.33)

Pefloxacin

58(100)

57(93.44)

Nalidixic acid (30)

99(94.29)

40(88.89)

Norfloxacin (30)

68(80.95)

30(50.0)

Cyclins

Tetracycline (30)

80(86.02)

36(78.26)

Doxycycline (30)

70(67.31)

37(60.66)

Sulfonamides

Sulfamethoxazole (50)

73(93.59)

23(100)

Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim (25)

94(89.52)

52(88.14)

Nitrofurans

Nitrofurantoin (300)

42(40)

24(40)

Phosphonic acid

Fosfomycin (200)

12(11.43)

36(61.02)