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Table 2 Antibiotic resistance patterns of Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial isolates at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 1st February–31st May 2016

From: Multidrug-resistant bacterial isolates from patients suspected of nosocomial infections at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Isolate

ERY n (%)

FOX n (%)

PEN n (%)

AMX n (%)

AMX/C n (%)

TTC n (%)

CIP n (%)

F n (%)

CAF n (%)

CRO n (%)

DA n (%)

SXT n (%)

GEN n (%)

AM n (%)

S. aureus (n = 77)

17 (22.1)

52 (67.5)

74 (96.1)

39 (50.6)

18 (23.4)

16 (20.8)

16 (20.8)

9 (11.7)

13 (16.9)

11 (14.3)

28 (36.4)

27 (35.1)

11 (14.3)

NT

CoNS (n = 14)

7 (50)

NT

14 (100)

10 (71.4)

8 (57.1)

6 (42.9)

6 (42.9)

5 (35.7)

3 (21.4)

7 (50)

2 (14.3)

9 (64.3)

3 (21.4)

NT

S. pyogenes (n = 10)

3 (30)

NT

1 (10)

5 (50)

3 (30)

2 (20)

3 (30)

2 (20)

2 (20)

6 (60)

5 (50)

2 (20)

3 (30)

NT

E. coli (n = 33)

NT

NT

NT

21 (63.6)

18 (54.5)

23 (69.7)

13 (39.4)

15 (45.5)

9 (27.3)

14 (42.4)

NT

22 (66.7)

11 (33.3)

10 (30.3)

Klebsiella spp (n = 29)

NT

NT

NT

22 (75.9)

16 (55.2)

13 (44.8)

4 (13.8)

16 (55.2)

9 (31.0)

14 (48.3)

NT

14 (48.3)

11 (37.9)

5 (17.2)

Citrobacter spp (n = 15)

NT

NT

NT

13 (86.7)

10 (66.7)

12 (80)

4 (26.7)

9 (60)

4 (26.7)

7 (46.7)

NT

7 (46.7)

5 (33.3)

2 (13.3)

E. aerogenes (n = 10)

NT

NT

NT

9 (90)

4 (40)

2 (20)

0

5 (50)

2 (20)

4 (40)

NT

3 (30)

1 (10)

0

Serratia (n = 9)

NT

NT

NT

7 (77.8)

3 (33.3)

3 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

4 (44.4)

1 (11.1)

4 (44.4)

NT

2 (22.2)

1 (11.1)

1 (11.1)

Othersa (n = 19)

NT

NT

NT

11 (57.9)

8 (42.1)

12 (63.2)

3 (15.8)

14 (73.7)

3 (15.8)

6 (31.6)

NT

6 (31.6)

3 (15.8)

2 (10.5)

  1. CoNS  coagulase negative Staphylococci, AMX  amoxicillin, AMX/C  amoxicillin-clavulanate, CAF  chloramphenicol, CIP  ciprofloxacin, CRO  ceftriaxone, FOX  cefoxitin, DA  clindamycin, ERY  erytromycin, F  nitrofurantoin, GEN  gentamycin, P  penicillin, SXT  cotrimoxazole, TTC  tetracycline, AM  amikacin, NT  not tested, a Others = (Shigella spp = 8, Proteus spp = 7, Pseudomonas = 3, S. typhi = 1)