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Table 4 Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of gram negative bacteria isolated from patients at JUSH, Jimma, May-September 2013

From: Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from wound infection and their sensitivity to alternative topical agents at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, South-West Ethiopia

Isolates

RXN

Antimicrobial agents (%)

CN

C

SXT

NA

NOR

KF

CRO

TE

CIP

AP

DO

E.coli (n = 29)

S

14 (48.3)

10 (34.5)

13 (45)

17 (59)

16 (55.2)

0

11 (38)

6 (21)

19 (66)

-

16 (55.2)

R

15 (51.7)

19 (65.5)

16 (55)

12 (41)

13 (44.8)

29 (100)

18 (62)

23 (79)

10 (34)

29 (100)

13 (44.8)

Proteus Spp (n = 23)

S

17 (74)

16 (70)

14 (61)

15 (65.2)

20 (87)

3 (13)

8 (35)

6 (26)

19 (83)

2 (9)

13 (57)

R

6 (26)

7 (30)

9 (39)

8 (34.8)

3 (13)

20 (87)

15 (65)

17 (74)

4 (17)

21 (91)

10 (43)

K. pneumonia (n = 14)

S

5 (36)

2 (14.3)

2 (14.3)

7 (50)

11 (79)

2 (14.3)

4 (29)

6 (43)

9 (64.3)

-

8 (57.1)

R

9 (64)

12 (85.7)

12 (85.7)

7 (50)

3 (21)

12 (85.7)

10 (71)

8 (57)

5 (35.7)

14 (100)

6 (42.9)

P. aeruginosa (n = 11)

S

9 (82)

2 (18.2)

3 (27.3)

-

11 (100)

Nt

4 (36.4)

2 (18.2)

11 (100)

-

-

R

2 (18)

9 (82)

8 (73)

11 (100)

-

 

7 (63.6)

9 (82)

-

11 (100)

11 (100)

Total (n = 77)

S

45 (58.4)

30 (39)

32 (42)

39 (51)

58 (75.3)

5 (7.6)

27 (35.1)

20 (26)

58 (75.3)

3 (4)

37 (48.1)

R

32 (41.6)

47 (61)

45 (58)

38 (49)

19 (24.7)

61 (92.4)

50 (64.9)

57 (74)

19 (24.7)

74 (96)

40 (51.9)

  1. KEY: S = Sensitive R = Resistant; −: zero; Nt: Not tested; CN: Gentamicin; C: Chloramphenicol; SXT: Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole; NOR: Norfloxacin; KF: Cephalothin; CRO: ceftriaxone; TE: Tetracycline; CIP: Ciprofloxacin AP: Ampicillin; DO: Doxycycline.