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Table 1 Antimicrobial resistance pattern of airborne bacterial pathogens of nosocomial importance in WSUTRH, November–March 2015

From: Antibiotic resistant airborne bacteria and their multidrug resistance pattern at University teaching referral Hospital in South Ethiopia

Resistance

Gram positive

Gram negative

Antibiotics

CoNS (72)

S. aureus (64)

Entrococci spp. (40)

Acinetobacter spp. (23)

E. coli (14)

P. aeruginosa (13)

AMP

ND

ND

28 (70)

ND

10 (71.4)

ND

AMK

ND

ND

11 (27.5)

16 (69.6)

2 (15.4)

6 (46.2)

AMX-CLA

ND

ND

ND

ND

5 (35.7)

ND

AZT

20 (27.8)

17 (26.6)

13 (32.5)

ND

ND

ND

CAF

49 (68.1)

56 (87.5)

25 (62.5)

ND

ND

ND

CF

24 (32.8)

28 (38.9)

ND

ND

ND

ND

CFZ

ND

ND

ND

15 (65.2)

ND

3 (23.1)

CIP

23 (31.9)

25(39.1)

23 (57.5)

19 (82.6)

7 (50)

8 (61.5)

CN

35 (48.6)

21 (32.8)

12 (30)

18 (78.2)

2 (15.4)

8 (61.5)

CRO

ND

ND

14 (35)

18 (78.2)

5 (35.6)

8 (61.5)

CPH

ND

ND

27 (67.5)

ND

ND

ND

DA

12 (16.7)

16 (25)

16 (40)

ND

ND

ND

DOX

ND

ND

ND

20 (87)

10 (71.4)

ND

ERT

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

IMP

ND

ND

ND

ND

7 (50)

5 (38.5)

NOR

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

9 (69.2)

PEN

ND

ND

30 (75)

ND

ND

ND

TMP-SXT

48 (66.7)

35 (54.7)

31 (77.5)

19 (82.6)

5 (35.7)

9 (69.2)

VAN

ND

ND

3 (7.5)

ND

ND

ND

  1. Amk amikacin, Amp ampicillin, Amx amoxicillin, Amo-cla amoxicillin-clavulinic acid, CF cefoxitin, Cro ceftriaxone, CFZ ceftazidime, Cph cephalothin, Caf chloramphenicol, Cip ciprofloxacin, DA clindamycin, DOX doxycycline, Ert erythromycin, Cn gentamicine, IMP imipenem, Nor norfloxacin, PEN penicillin, Tmp-Sxt trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, VAN vancomycin, ND not done