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Table 2 Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of gram negative isolates

From: Assessment of the effectiveness of three different cephalosporin/clavulanate combinations for the phenotypic confirmation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing bacteria isolated from urine samples at National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal

Antibiotics used

Susceptible

Intermediate

Resistant

Total

No

%

No

%

No

%

First line drugs

Ampicillin

33

24.6

0

0

101

75.4

134

Amoxycillin + clavulanic acid

49

36.6

2

1.5

83

61.9

134

Ciprofloxacin

57

42.5

1

0.7

76

56.7

134

Cotrimoxazole

51

38.1

0

0

83

61.9

134

Ceftriaxone

65

48.5

2

1.5

67

50

134

Nitrofurantoin

83

61.9

7

5.2

44

32.8

134

Norfloxacin

55

41

0

0

79

59

134

Second line drugs

Amikacin

51

91.1

1

1.8

4

7.1

56

Cefoxitin

19

33.9

5

8.9

32

57.1

56

Ceftazidime

15

25.9

1

1.7

42

72.4

58

Gentamicin

26

46.4

2

3.6

28

50

56

Imipenem

54

96.4

0

0

2

3.6

56

Piperacillin/tazobactam

39

69.6

3

5.4

14

25

56