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Table 3 Frequency of antibiotic susceptibility among community and nosocomial isolates

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

Antibiotic

Community

Nosocomial

P

OR (CI95%)

 

n

n (%) Resistant

n

n (%) Resistant

  

Ampicillin

10509

5663 (53.9)

1339

870 (65.0)

≤0.001

1.59 (1.41–1.79)

Amoxicillin/clavulanate

9564

1145 (12.0)

1145

307 (26.8)

≤0.001

2.69 (2.33–3.11)

Cefalexin

10498

876 (8.3)

1327

340 (25.6)

≤0.001

3.78 (3.29–4.36)

Ciprofloxacin

10488

974 (9.3)

1341

441 (32.9)

≤0.001

4.79 (4.20–5.46)

Gentamicin

10505

482 (4.6)

1342

260 (19.4)

≤0.001

5.00 (4.24–5.88)

Nitrofurantoin

10492

556 (5.3)

1332

139 (10.4)

≤0.001

2.08 (1.71–2.53)

Trimethoprim

10492

4103 (39.1)

1341

649 (48.4)

≤0.001

1.46 (1.30–1.64)

Cefpodoxime

8868

504 (5.7)

1103

238 (21.6)

≤0.001

4.57 (3.85–5.41)