Table 1 Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Shigella
Antibiotics | Shigella flexneri (n = 12) | Shigella sonnei (n = 3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitive | Resistant | Sensitive | Resistant | |
Amoxycillin | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Nalidixic acid | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Cotrimoxazole | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Ciprofloxacin | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Tetracycline | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Azithromycin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Cefixime | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Ceftazidime | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Ceftriaxone | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Ampicillin sulbactam | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |