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Table 1 Antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacteria isolated from post-operative SSIs

From: Predominance of multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens causing surgical site infections in Muhimbili national hospital, Tanzania

Bacteria isolates (N)

Antimicrobial agents resisted (%)

P

AP

AMC

CRO

CAZ

CTX

C

TS

TE

E

CD

CN

CP

MEM

E. coli (n = 13)

NA

100

92

92

92

92

42

85

85

NA

NA

92

58

0

K. pneumonia (n = 16)

NA

100

94

81

88

88

54

94

56

NA

NA

67

56

0

P. mirabilis ( n = 16)

NA

73

87

69

67

100

69

69

94

NA

NA

63

56

0

A. baumannii (n = 15)

NA

100

100

100

86

100

100

77

73

NA

NA

86

47

40

P. aeruginosa (n = 24)

NA

NA

NA

88

21

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

8

8

0

Other G – (n = 30)

NA

90

83

83

57

76

73

77

65

NA

NA

38

47

0

S. aureus (n = 18)

83

92

73

47

NA

NA

20

35

39

17

6

33

29

NA

Other G + (n = 15)

67

40

67

50

NA

NA

50

42

47

79

25

62

65

NA

  1. G-: Gram negative bacteria [P.stuartii, M.morgannii, P.vulgaris, Enterobacter spp, Citrobacter spp), G+: Gram positive cocci [CoNS, E.faecalis]. P = Penicillin, AP = Ampicillin, AMC = Amoxycillin/clavulanic acid, CRO = Ceftriaxone, CAZ = Ceftazidime, CTX = Cefotaxime, C = Chloramphenicol, TS = Co-trimoxazole, TE = Tetracycline, E = Erythromycin, CD = Clindamycin, CN = Gentamicin, CIP = Ciprofloxacin, MEM = Meropenem.