Antibiotic resistance and detection of plasmid mediated colistin resistance mcr-1 gene among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from clinical samples

Table 6 Antibiotic resistance profiles of colistin resistant and sensitive isolates

Antibiotics	Colistin resistant E. coli (N = 4) (%)	Colistin sensitive E. coli (N = 175) (%)	Colistin resistant K. pneumoniae (N = 2) (%)	Colistin sensitive K. pneumoniae (N = 18) (%)
NIT	0	5.7	100	33.3
CTX	100	79.4	100	100
COT	50	53.7	50	55.6
CFM	100	62.3	100	55.6
AMX	100	88	100	100
OF	100	56	100	55.6
LE	100	57.1	100	55.6
GEN	25	18.3	50	50
CAZ	50	60.6	100	66.7
AMC	100	42.8	100	61.1
AK	25	7.4	50	50
CFS	75	37.1	100	55.6
MRP	25	14.9	50	50
IMP	25	14.9	50	50
ETP	25	14.9	50	50
PIT	25	14.9	50	50
DOX	100	44.6	100	50
CX	25	16.6	100	16.7
CPM	100	50.3	100	55.6
A/S	0	6.9	0	33.3
TGC	0	0	0	0

Nitrofurantoin (NIT); cefotaxime (CTX); cotrimoxazole (COT); cefixime (CFM); amoxycillin (AMX); ofloxacin (OF); levofloxacin (LE); gentamycin (GEN); ceftazidime (CAZ); amoxycillin/clavulanate (AMC); amikacin (AK), cefoperazone/sulbactam (CFS); meropenem (MRP); imipenem (IMP); ertapenem (ETP); piperacillin/tazobactam (PIT); doxycycline (DOX); cefepime (CPM); ampicillin/sulbactam (A/S); tigecycline (TGC)

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