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Table 3 Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Gram-negative bacteria isolated from blood culture for patients suspected of septicemia at a hospital, in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

From: Phenotypic Bacterial Isolates, Antimicrobial Susceptibility pattern and Associated factors among Septicemia Suspected Patients at a hospital, in Northwest Ethiopia: Prospective cross-sectional study

GNB isolated from blood culture

Antimicrobial disks

MER

IPM

AMK

CPR

CTR

GM

C

TS

CAZ

AMP

AMC

PIP

K.pneumoniae

(n = 8)

S

5(62.5)

5(62.5)

7(87.5)

4(50)

1(12.5)

3(37.5

2(25)

3(37.5)

2(25)

0

0

 

I

0

1(12.5)

1(12.5)

0

0

0

0

1(12.5)

0

0

0

 

R

3(37.5)

2(25)

0(0.00)

4(50)

7(87.5)

5(62.5

6(75)

4(50)

6(75)

8(100)

8(100)

 

E.coli

(n = 6)

S

5(83.3)

5(83.3)

6(100)

3(50.0)

3(50.0)

1(16.7

2(33.3)

2(33.30

3(50.0)

1(16.7

1(16.7

 

I

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1(16.7

0

0

 

R

1(16.7)

1(16.7)

0(0.0)

3(50.0)

3(50.0

5(83.3

4(66.7

4(66.7

2(33.3)

5(83.3

5(83.3)

 

P.aeruginosa

(n = 4)

S

3(75)

4(100)

3(75)

3(75)

Nr

1(25)

Nr

Nr

2(50.0)

1(25)

Nr

1(25)

I

0

0

0

0

Nr

0

Nr

Nr

0

0

Nr

0

R

1(25)

0(0.0)

1(25)

1(25)

Nr

3(75)

Nr

Nr

2(50.0)

3(75)

Nr

3(75)

K.rhinose

(n = 2)

S

1(50.0)

0(0.0)

1(50)

1(50)

0

0

1(50)

2(100)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(50)

 

I

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

R

1(50.0)

2(100)

1(50.0)

1(50)

1(50)

2(100

1(50)

0

2(100

2(100

1(50)

 

E.aerogenes

(n = 2)

S

2(100)

2(100)

2(100)

1(50.0)

1(50.0)

1(50.0

1(50.0)

1(50)

0

0

0

 

I

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

R

0

0

0

1(50)

1(50)

1(50)

1(50)

1(50)

2(100

2(100

2(100

 

Serratia spp

(n = 2)

S

2(100)

2(100)

2(100)

2(100)

0

1(50)

1(50)

2(100.0

0

0

1(50)

 

I

0

0

0

0

0

0

1(50)

0

0

0

0

 

R

0

0

0

0

2(100)

1(50)

0(0.0)

0

2(100)

(100)

1(50)

 

K.ozaenae

(n = 1)

S

1(100)

1(100)

1(100)

1(100)

0

0

0

1(100)

0

0

0

 

I

0

0

0

0

0

1(100

1(100

0

0

0

0

 

R

0

0

0

0

1(100)

0

0

0

1(100)

1(100)

1(100)

 

Total (n = 25)

S

19(76)

19(76)

22(88)

15(60)

5(23.8)

7(28)

7(33.3)

11(52.4)

7(28)

2(8)

3(14.3)

 

I

0(0)

1(4)

1(4)

0(0)

0(0)

1(4)

2(9.5)

1(4.8)

1(4)

0(0)

0(0)

 

R

6(24)

5(20)

2(8)

10(40)

16(76.2)

17(68)

12(57.2)

9(42.8)

17(68)

23(92)

18(85.7)

  1. Key: −GNB: Gram−negative bacteria, MER: Meropenem, IPM: Imipenem, AMK: Amikacin, CPR: Ciprofloxacillin, CTR: Ceftriaxone, GM: Gentamycin, C: Chloramphenicol, TS: Trimethoprin−Sulfamethoxazole, CAZ: Ceftazidime, AMP: Ampicillin, AMC: Amoxicillin−clavulanic acid PIP: pipracillin, S: Sensitive, I: Intermediate, R: Resistance, Nr: Not recommended