Table 3 In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of S. aureus to oxacillin and E. coli to ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone in blood culture isolates from ICU and non-ICU inpatients
Organism | Antimicrobial agent | Inpatient location | No. of isolates | % of isolates susceptible to antimicrobial agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. aureus | oxacillin | ICU | 1,994 | 48.1 |
Non-ICU | 9,625 | 51.2 | ||
E. coli | ciprofloxacin | ICU | 581 | 85.7 |
Non-ICU | 4,052 | 86.8 | ||
ceftriaxone | ICU | 510 | 96.3 | |
Non-ICU | 3,310 | 97.5 |