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Table 3 Antimicrobial resistance rates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from the blood, Mozambique and Tanzania (ref: [22–26])

From: Antimicrobial resistance in human and animal pathogens in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Tanzania: an urgent need of a sustainable surveillance system

Antibiotic

Resistance rate in different studies%Escherichia coli(range)

Mean resistance n/N* (%)

Ampicillin

84, 96 , 85, 100, 96 (84 – 100)

227/240 (95)

Augmentin

40, 25, 69, 86 (25 – 86)

47/86 (55)

Tetracycline

55, 59 (55 – 59)

28/49(57)

Gentamicin

13, 29, 46, 68, 28 (13 – 68)

87/234 (37)

Co-trimoxazole

72, 87, 54, 77, 90 (54 – 90)

173/227 (76)

Ciprofloxacin

40, 8, 8, 4 (4 – 40)

13/86 (15)

Ceftriaxone

12, 54, 50 (12 – 54)

23/59(38)

Ceftazidime

0.0, 12, 50, 50 (0 – 50)

24/86 (28)

Meropenem

0.0, 0.0, 4 (0 – 4)

1/59 (2)

 

Resistance rate in different studies % Klebsiella pneumoniae (range)

 

Ampicillin

91, 100, 100, 100, 100 (91 – 100)

202/206 (98)

Augmentin

32, 47, 38, 84 (32 – 84)

97/194 ( 50)

Tetracycline

67, 62 (62–67)

91/141(65)

Gentamicin

40, 47, 47, 67, 18 (18 – 67)

91/206 (44)

Co-trimoxazole

63, 63, 94, 79, 70 (64 – 94)

151/206 (74)

Ciprofloxacin

0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 8 (0 – 8)

4/194 (2)

Ceftriaxone

50

25/50 (50)

Ceftazidime

6, 21, 15, 49 (6 – 49)

42/184 (22)

Meropenem

0.00, 0.00, 2 (0 – 2)

1/160 (1)

  1. N*=Total number of isolates tested.