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Table 3 Multidrug resistant (MDR) pattern of isolated bacteria from medical equipments and inanimate surfaces at Ayder Specialized Comprehensive Hospital October 2016 to June 2017

From: Bacterial contamination and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of intensive care units medical equipment and inanimate surfaces at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

Bacterial species

Resisted antimicrobial agents

No. bacteria (%) for MDR

Bacterial species

Resisted antimicrobial agents

No. bacteria (%) for MDR

No.

Type

No.

Type

Coagulase negative staphylococcus

R4

E, AMC, CIP, AMP

1 (1.7)

S. aureus

R3

CIP, GEN, AMP

1 (2.2)

R5

E, P, AMC, C, AMP

3 (5)

E, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

p, AMC, C, GEN, AMP

2 (3.3)

R4

E, P, AMP, CX

4 (8.7)

p, AMC, CIP, TE, AMP

2 (3.3)

AMC, C, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

E, AMC, CIP, TE, AMP

1 (1.7)

R5

P, AMC, C, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

E, P, CIP, C, AMP

1 (1.7)

E, P, AMC, AMP, CX

3 (6.5)

R6

E, P, AMC, C, CTR, AMP

2 (3.3)

P, AMC, CTR, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

E, P, AMC, CTR, GEN, AMP

1 (1.7)

R6

P, CIP, CTR, C, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

E, P, AMC, CTR, C, AMP

1 (1.7)

E, P, AMC, CTR, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

R7

E, P, AMC, CTR, TE, C, AMP

1 (1.7)

E, P, AMC, C, AMP, CX

2 (4.3)

E, P, AMC, CIP, CTR, GEN, AMP

1 (1.7)

E, AMC, C, GEN, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

R9

E, P, AMC, CIP, CTR, TE, C, GEN, AMP

2 (3.3)

R7

E, P, AMC, CTR, C, AMP, CX

2 (4.3)

Total

 

17 (28.3)

p, AMC, CIP, CTR, GEN, AMP, CX

3 (6.5)

E. coli

R3

CTR, CTX, AK

1 (9.1)

E, P, CIP, CTR, C, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

R5

AMC, CTR, AMP, CTX, NA

2 (18.2)

E, P, AMC, TE, C, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

AMC, CTR, AMP, CTX, AK

1 (9.1)

R8

E, P, AMC, CIP, TE, GEN, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

AMC, CTR, C, AMP, CTX

1 (9.1)

R9

E, P, AMC, CIP, CTR, TE, GEN, AMP, CX

2 (4.3)

R6

AMC , CIP, CTR, C, CTX, NA

1 (9.1)

R10

E, P, AMC, CIP, CTR, TE, C, GEN, AMP, CX

1 (2.2)

R7

AMC, CTR, TE, C, AMP, CTX, NA

1 (9.1)

Total

 

27 (58.7)

R9

AMC, CIP, CTR, TE, C, GEN, MP, CTX, NA

1 (9.1)

C. freundii

R4

AMC, AMP, NA, AK

3 (20)

Total

 

8 (72.7)

Total

 

3 (20)

  1. P: penicillin; CX: cefoxitin; E: erythromycin; AMC: amoxicillin–clavulanic acid; AMP: ampicillin; CTR: ceftriaxone; CIP: ciprofloxacin; C: chloramphenicol; GEN: gentamicin; TE: tetracycline; AK: amikacin; CTX: cefotaxime; NA: nalidixic acid, R3; R4; R5; R6; R7; R8; R9; R10; R11; resistant to (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 antimicrobial agents), respectively, MDR; non-susceptible to ≥ 1 agent in ≥ 3 antimicrobial categories
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