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Table 3 Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of ESBL producing Escherichia coli

From: Molecular detection and antibiotic resistance pattern of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

Antibiotics

S (%)

I (%)

R (%)

Amikacin

32 (45.71)

6 (8.71)

32 (45.43)

Ampicillin

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

70 (100.00)

Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid

25 (35.71)

7 (10.00)

38 (54.29)

Aztreonam

3 (4.29)

0 (0.00)

67 (95.71)

Ceftriaxone

10 (14.29)

2 (2.86)

58 (82.86)

Cefotaxime

5 (7.14)

2 (2.86)

63 (90.00)

Ceftazidime

7 (10.00)

2 (2.86)

61 (87.14)

Chloramphenicol

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

70 (100.00)

Ciprofloxacin

15 (21.43)

3 (4.29)

52 (74.29)

Ertapenem

65 (92.86)

0 (0.00)

5 (7.14)

Gentamicin

21 (30.00)

4 (5.71)

45 (64.29)

Imipenem

68 (97.14)

1 (1.43)

1 (1.43)

Meropenem

65 (92.86)

1 (1.43)

4 (4.29)

Nitrofurantoin

39 (55.71)

4 (5.71)

27 (38.57)

Ofloxacin

26 (37.14)

0 (0.00)

44 (62.86)

Piperacillin/tazobactam

42 (60.00)

4 (5.71)

24 (34.29)

Tetracycline

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

70 (100.00)

  1. S sensitivity, I intermediate, R resistant