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Table 2 Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of isolates from pus and/or wound discharge for commonly used antibiotics at Gondar University Hospital, 2009-2012

From: Bacterial isolates and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns among patients with pus and/or wound discharge at Gondar university hospital

Culture results

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns (%)

AMP

CRO

CAF

CIP

E

CN

MET

NOR

PG

SXT

TTC

VAN

NA

Susceptible

151 (40.2)

312 (81.7)

240 (83.3)

305 (76.3)

165 (65.2)

192 (93.7)

30 (69.8)

194 (74.6)

116 (48.3)

140 (40.9)

101 (33.8)

20 (66.7)

31 (53.4)

Resistance

225 (59.8)

70 (18.3)

48 (16.7)

95 (23.7)

88 (34.8)

13 (6.3)

13 (30.2)

66 (25.4)

124 (51.7)

202 (59.1)

198 (66.2)

10 (33.3)

27 (46.6)

Total

376 (100)

382 (100)

288 (100)

400 (100)

253 (100)

205 (100)

43 (100)

260 (100)

240 (100)

342 (100)

299 (100)

30 (100)

58 (100)

  1. AMP = Ampicillin, CRO = Ceftriaxone, CAF = Chloramphinicol, CIP = Ciprofloxacin, E = Erytromycin, CN = Gentamycin; MET = Methicillin, NOR = Norfloxacin, PG = Penicillin, SXT = Cotrimoxazole; TTC = Tetracycline; VAN = Vancomycin, NA = Nalidixic acid.