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Table 3 Antibiotic resistance of enterobacteriaceae isolated

From: Bacteremia in febrile cancer patients in Uganda

Class of drug

Drug

Organism number of resistant bacteria (%)

E. coli (N = 11)

n (%)

K. pneumoniae (N = 7)

n (%)

Enterobacter spp. (N = 2)

n (%)

Beta-lactams

Ampicillin

10 (90.9)

7 (100)

2 (100)

 

Augmentin

10 (90.9)

7 (100)

2 (100)

 

Cefuroxime

8 (72.7)

7 (100)

2 (100)

 

Ceftriaxone

7 (63.6)

7 (100)

2 (100)

 

Ceftazidime

8 (72.7)

7 (100)

2 (100)

 

Piperacillin/tazobactam

6 (54.5)

6 (85.7)

1 (50)

 

Imipenem

4 (36.4)

4 (57.1)

1 (50)

Aminoglycoside

Gentamicin

8 (72.7)

5 (71.4)

2 (100)

Fluoroquinolone

Ciprofloxacin

9 (81.8)

6 (85.7)

2 (100)

Phenicol

Chloramphenicol

5 (45.5)

6 (85.7)

2 (100)

Sulfonamide

Cotrimoxazole

9 (81.8)

7 (100)

2 (100)