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Table 2 Antibiotic resistance profile of Enterococcus species by Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method from intestinal tract of hospitalized patients in Jimma, Ethiopia

From: Antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterococcus species isolated from intestinal tracts of hospitalized patients in Jimma, Ethiopia

Antibiotics

Resistant isolates (%)

E. faecalis (n, 34)

E. faecium (n, 40)

Other speciesa (n, 40)

Total (n, 114)

Ampicillin

5 (14.7)

35 (87.5)

1 (2.5)

41 (36)

Penicillin

34 (100)

40 (100)

11 (27.5)

85 (74.6)

Gentamicin (HLR-GN)

9 (26.5)

30 (75)

1 (2.5)

40 (35.1)

Streptomycin (HLR-ST)

25 (73.5)

36 (90)

1 (2.5)

62 (54.4)

Ciprofloxacin

21 (61.8)

35 (87.5)

1 (2.5)

57 (50)

Norfloxacin

20 (58.8)

34 (85)

2 (5)

56 (49.1)

Erythromycin

25 (73.5)

39 (97.5)

8 (20)

72 (63.2)

Chloramphenicol

25 (73.5)

11 (27.5)

3 (7.5)

39 (34.2)

Tetracycline

32 (94.1)

37 (92.5)

5 (12.5)

74 (64.9)

Nitrofrantoin

17 (50)

18 (45)

2 (5)

37 (32.4)

  1. HLR-GN high level resistance to gentamycin, HLR-ST high level resistance to streptomycin.
  2. aOther species consists of E. gallinarum (n, 20), E. durans (n, 10) and E. casseliflavus (n, 10).