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Table 3 Resistance rate of gram positive isolates to commonly used antibiotics in Gondar, 2012

From: Isolation and characterization of multiple drug resistance bacterial pathogens from waste water in hospital and non-hospital environments, Northwest Ethiopia

Bacterial isolates

Antibiotic resistance N (%)

Met

Van

DA

GN

SXT

ERY

TTC

CAF

CIP

NA

S

AMP

CRO

KF

CTX

Enterococci + CoNS (n = 8)

2 (25)

-

2 (25)

-

2 (25)

3 (38)

2 (25)

2 (25)

1(13)

4 (50)

1(13)

5 (63)

-

-

-

S. aureus (n = 10)

1 (10)

-

2 (20)

1 (10)

-

2 (20)

1 (10)

2 (20)

1 (10)

6 (60)

1 (10)

10 (100)

1 (10)

1 (10)

2 (20)

Total (n = 18)

3 (17)

-

4 (22)

1 (6)

2 (11)

5 (28)

3 (17)

4 (22)

2 (11)

10 (56)

2 (11)

15 (83)

1 (6)

1 (6)

2 (11)

  1. MET = Methicillin; VAN = Vancomycin; DA = Clindamycin; GN = Gentamycin; SXT = Cotrimoxazole; ERY = Erytromycin; TTC = Tetracycline; CAF = Chloramphinicol;
  2. CIP = Ciprofloxacin, NA = Naldixic acid; S = Streptomycin; AMP = Ampicillin CRO = Ceftriaxone; KF = Cephalothin; CTX = Cefotaxime.