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Table 1 Frequency of antibiotic susceptibility in relation to sex

From: Antimicrobial resistance in community and nosocomial Escherichia coli urinary tract isolates, London 2005 – 2006

Antibiotic

Female (n = 10157)

Male (n = 1656)

P

OR (CI95%)

 

n

n (%) Resistant

n

n (%) Resistant

  

Ampicillin

10153

5460 (53.8)

1652

1051 (63.6)

≤0.001

1.50 (1.35–1.67)

Amoxicillin/clavulanate

9178

1139 (12.4)

1491

310 (20.8)

≤0.001

1.85 (1.61–2.13)

Cefalexin

10139

892 (8.8)

1643

321 (19.5)

≤0.001

2.52 (2.19–2.90)

Ciprofloxacin

10137

1038 (10.2)

1649

374 (22.7)

≤0.001

2.57 (2.25–2.93)

Gentamicin

10149

525 (5.2)

1655

214 (12.9)

≤0.001

2.72 (2.30–3.22)

Nitrofurantoin

10134

551 (5.4)

1647

142 (8.6)

≤0.001

1.64 (1.35–1.99)

Trimethoprim

10138

3989 (39.3)

1652

748 (45.3)

≤0.001

1.28 (1.15–1.42)

Cefpodoxime

8512

525 (6.2)

1418

215 (15.2)

≤0.001

2.72 (2.29–3.22)