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Table 1 Antimicrobial resistance pattern among isolates from surgical site infections

From: Antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized surgical patients: a silently emerging public health concern in Uganda

Antibiotics

Bacteria isolates (N = 304)

E.coli(n = 72)

Klebsiella spp(n = 39)

Acinetobacter spp(n = 52)

P.aeruginosa(n = 12)

Other g- (n = 34)

S. aureus(n = 64)

Enterococcus spp(n = 23)

Other g + (n = 08)

Ampicillin

100.0%

100.0%

NA

NA

97.1%

100.0%

30.0%

50.0%

Piperacillin

NA

NA

100.0%

66.7%

NA

NA

NA

NA

TZP *

30.6%

38.5%

53.8%

16.7%

32.4%

NA

NA

NA

AMC +

90.3%

100.0%

NA

NA

94.1%

NA

NA

NA

TMP-SMX Ă—

86.1%

92.3%

98.0%

100.0%

94.1%

89.1%

NA

80.0%

Tetracycline

72.2%

76.9%

65.4%

100.0%

82.4%

42.2%

74.0%

62.5%

Ciprofloxacin

72.2%

66.6%

77.0%

16.7%

47.1%

29.7%

60.9%

50.0%

Chloramphenicol

41.7%

71.8%

NA

NA

70.6%

15.6%

30.4%

37.5%

Gentamicin

54.2%

76.9%

88.5%

16.7%

76.5%

18.8%

21.7%**

50.0%

Amikacin

4.2%

2.6%

32.7%

8.3%

0.0%

NA

NA

NA

Ceftriaxone

77.8%

92.3%

NA

NA

67.6%

NA

NA

NA

Ceftazidime

77.8%

87.2%

90.4%

25.0%

61.8%

NA

NA

NA

Cefepime

69.4%

87.2%

61.5%

16.7%

38.2%

NA

NA

NA

Imipenem

0.0%

0.0%

3.9%

0.0%

0.0%

NA

NA

NA

Erythromycin

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

46.9 %

65.2%

50.0%

Clindamycin

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

40.6%

NA

62.5%

Vancomycin

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.0%

4.4%

0.0%

  1. *Piperacillin-tazobactam, +Amoxicillin-clavulanate, Ă—Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, ** High level resistance screening, NA: Not applicable, spp: species, g+: Gram-positive bacteria [Streptococcus pyogenes (3), Streptococcus agalactiae (1), and Streptococcus spp (4)] and g-: Gram-negative bacteria [Enterobacter cloacae (10), Proteus mirabilis (7), Morganella morganii (6), Providencia spp (5), Citrobacter freundii (4), Serratia marcescens (1) and Leclercia adecarboxylata (1)].