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Table 4 Resistance rate of gram negative 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 (%)

GN

SXT

TTC

CAF

CIP

NA

S

AMP

CRO

KF

CTX

K

E. coli (n = 13)

1 (8)

5 (38)

5 (38)

1 (8)

3 (23)

4 (31)

1 (8)

13 (100)

2 (15)

3 (23)

3 (23)

2 (15)

Klebsiella spp (n = 30)

6 (20)

10 (33)

8 (27)

4 (13)

5 (17)

7 (23)

9 (30)

30 (100)

8 (27)

12 (40)

10 (33)

6 (20)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 19)

1 (5)

11 (58)

10 (53)

7 (37)

1 (5)

10 (53)

3 (16)

18 (95)

3 (16)

16 (84)

11 (58)

6 (32)

Shigella spp. (n = 2)

-

-

-

-

-

1 (50)

-

1 (50)

1 (50)

2 (100)

2 (100)

-

Citrobacter spp (n = 13)

2 (15)

4 (31)

5 (38)

3 (23)

-

5 (38)

5 (38)

13 (100)

1 (8)

4 (31)

1 (8)

2 (15)

Enterobacter spp (n = 7)

1 (14)

3 (43)

4 (57)

1 (14)

1 (14)

2 (29)

2 (29)

7 (100)

1 (14)

3 (43)

1 (14)

1 (14)

Other G-ve (n = 11)

2 (18)

3 (27)

3 (27)

1 (9)

1 (9)

5 (46)

3 (27)

10 (91)

3 (27)

7 (64)

3 (27)

3 (27)

Total (n = 95)

13 (14)

36 (38)

35 (37)

17 (18)

11 (12)

34 (36)

23 (24)

92 (97)

19 (20)

47 (49)

31 (33)

20 (21)

  1. GN = Gentamycin; SXT = Cotrimoxazole; TTC = Tetracycline; CAF = Chloramphinicol; CIP = Ciprofloxacin, NA = Naldixic acid; S = Streptomycin; AMP = Ampicillin; CRO = Ceftriaxone; KF = Cephalothin; CTX = Cefotaxime; K = Kanamycin.