Table 3 Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of E. coli and K. pneumoniae
Organism/antibiotics used | E. coli | K. pneumoniae | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitive | Resistant | Total | Sensitive | Resistant | Total | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
1st line antibiotics | ||||||
 Nitrofurantoin | 230 (93.5) | 16 (6.5) | 246 | 14 (53.8) | 12 (46.1) | 26 |
 Cefotaxime | 130 (43.1) | 172 (56.9) | 302 | 20 (48.8) | 21 (51.2) | 41 |
 Cotrimoxazole | 156 (51.7) | 146 (48.3) | 302 | 29 (70.7) | 12 (29.3) | 41 |
 Cefixime | 122 (47.3) | 136 (52.7) | 258 | 18 (60.0) | 12 (40.0) | 30 |
 Amoxycillin | 81 (26.8) | 221 (73.2) | 302 | 0 (0.0) | 41 (100) | 41 |
 Ofloxacin | 153 (51.3) | 145 (48.7) | 298 | 25 (67.6) | 12 (32.4) | 37 |
 Levofloxacin | 154 (51.0) | 148 (49.0) | 302 | 29 (70.7) | 12 (29.3) | 41 |
 Gentamycin | 265 (87.8) | 37 (12.2) | 302 | 31 (75.6) | 10 (24.4) | 41 |
 Moxifloxacin | 129 (52.7) | 116 (47.3) | 245 | 20 (76.9) | 6 (23.1) | 26 |
 Ceftazidime | 71 (48.3) | 76 (51.7) | 147 | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) | 18 |
2nd line antibiotics | ||||||
 Amoxycillin/Clavulanate | 63 (40.1) | 94 (59.9) | 157 | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 21 |
 Amikacin | 141 (89.8) | 16 (10.2) | 157 | 11 (52.4) | 10 (47.6) | 21 |
 Ciprofloxacin | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | 11 | 4 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 4 |
 Chloramphenicol | 25 (73.5) | 9 (26.5) | 34 | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 8 |
 Azithromycin | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100) | 5 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100) | 4 |
 Cefoperazone/Sulbactam | 49 (36.8) | 84 (63.2) | 133 | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) | 14 |
 Meropenem | 100 (75.2) | 33 (24.8) | 133 | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 14 |
 Imipenem | 100 (75.2) | 33 (24.8) | 133 | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 14 |
 Ertapenem | 100 (75.2) | 33 (24.8) | 133 | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 14 |
 Piperacillin/Tazobactam | 98 (73.7) | 35 (26.3) | 133 | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 14 |
 Doxycycline | 41 (30.8) | 92 (69.2) | 133 | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 14 |
 Cefepime | 76 (57.1) | 57 (42.9) | 133 | 6 (42.9) | 8(57.1) | 14 |
 Ampicillin/Sulbactam | 16 (51.6) | 15 (48.4) | 31 | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | 7 |
3rd line antibiotics | ||||||
 Polymyxin-B | 32 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 32 | 9 (100) | 0 (0) | 9 |
 Colistin | 32 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 32 | 9 (100) | 0 (0) | 9 |
 Tigecycline | 32 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 32 | 9 (100) | 0 (0) | 9 |