Table 5 Multiple drug resistance patterns of Shigella and Salmonella species isolated from diarrheal patients at Gondar teaching hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, October 2006 to March 2007.
Types of resistance | Resistant isolates No. (%) |
|---|---|
Shigella species Resistance to 3 antibiotics | Â |
   AM-SXT-TTC | 21 (35) |
   CAF-SXT-TTC | 2 (3.3) |
   AMP-CAF-TTC | 1 (1.7) |
Resistance to 4 antibiotics | Â |
   AMP-CAF-SXT-TTC | 19 (31.7) |
   AM-SXT-TTC-CIP | 1 (1.7) |
Resistance to 5 antibiotics | Â |
   AMP-CIP-GEN-SXT-TTC | 2 (3.3) |
Resistance to 6 antibiotics | Â |
   AMP-GEN-SXT-TTC-CAF-CIP | 2 (3.3) |
Salmonella species | Â |
Resistance to 3 antibiotics | Â |
   AM-SXT-TTC | 2(33.3) |
Resistance to 4 antibiotics | Â |
   AM-SXT-CAF-TTC | 1(16.7) |
   SXT-CAF-TTC-GEN | 1(16.7) |