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Table 3 Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria isolated from diabetic patients

From: Urinary tract infections and antimicrobial sensitivity among diabetic patients at Khartoum, Sudan

Isolates

RXN

Antimicrobial agents (%)

AP

CN

A-C

CEX

SXT

NF

CIP

Gram-negative

E. coli (n = 22)

S

16 (72.7)

22 (100)

20 (90.9)

22 (100)

18 (81.8)

19 (86.3)

Nt

R

6 (27.2)

-

2 (9)

-

4 (18.1)

3 (13.6)

Nt

K. pneumonia (n = 9)

S

7 (77.7)

9 (100)

8 (88.8)

8 (88.8)

7 (77.7)

9 (100)

Nt

R

2 (22.2)

-

1 (11.1)

1 (11.1)

2 (22.2)

-

Nt

P. mirabilis (n = 3)

S

2 (66.6)

3 (100)

3 (100)

3 (100)

2 (66.6)

2 (66.6)

Nt

R

1 (33.3)

-

-

-

1 (33.3)

1 (33.3)

Nt

Total ( n  = 34)

S

25 (73.5)

34 (100)

31 (91.1)

33 (97)

27 (79.4)

30 (88.2)

Nt

R

9 (26.4)

-

3 (8.8)

1 (2.9)

7 (20.5)

4 (11.7)

Nt

Gram-positive

 

E.faecalis (n = 5)

S

4(80)

Nt

5(100)

Nt

Nt

5(100)

4(80)

R

1(20)

Nt

-

Nt

Nt

-

1(20)

  1. Key: S, Sensitive; R, Resistant; −, zero; Nt, Not tested; AP, ampicillin; CN, gentamicin; A-C, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid; CEX, cephalexin; SXT, co-trimoxazole; NF, nitrofurantoin; CIP, ciprofloxacin.