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Table 3 Antibiotic resistance pattern of the prevalent gram-negative pathogens isolated from patients admitted in ICU, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt, March 2018-February 2019

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of multidrug-resistant bacteria among intensive care units patients at Ain Shams University Hospitals in Egypt—a retrospective study

Antibiotic

Resistant isolates, n (%)

Total ,

n/N(%)

(N = 736)

p value

Acinetobacter spp.

(n = 128)

Klebsiella spp

(n = 288)

E.coli spp.

(n = 172)

Pseudomonas spp.

(n = 114

Proteus spp.

(n = 23

Enterobacter spp.

(n = 11)

Amikacin

113 (88.28)

208 (72.22)

21 (12.21)

76 (66.66)

6 (26.08)

3 (27.27)

427/736

(58.01)

p < 0.001*

Amoxicillin/clavulanate

**NA

245 (85.06)

124 (72.09)

**NA

12 (52.17)

3 (27.27)

384/494

(77.73)

p < 0.001*

Ampicillin/sulbactam

110 (85.93)

277 (96.18)

155 (90.11)

**NA

14 (60.08)

4(36.36)

560/622

(90.03)

p < 0.001*

Cefepime

110 (85.93)

276 (96.83)

157 (91.27)

91 (79.82)

7 (30.43)

8 (72.72)

649/736

(88.17)

p < 0.001*

Cefotaxime

124 (96.87)

285 (98.95)

152 (88.37)

**NA

12 (52.17)

10 (90.90)

583/622

(93.72)

p < 0.001*

Cefoxitin

**NA

248 (86.11)

92 (53.48)

**NA

7 (30.43)

10 (90.90)

357/494

(72.26)

p < 0.001*

Cefpodoxime

**NA

282 (97.91)

160 (93.02)

**NA

10 (43.47)

9 (81.81)

461/494

(93.31)

p < 0.001*

Ceftazidime

115 (89.84)

279 (96.87)

156 (90.69)

92 (80.70)

8 (34.78)

10 (90.90)

660/736

(89.67)

p < 0.001*

Ceftriaxone

127 (99.21)

285 (98.95)

152 (88.37)

**NA

12 (52.17)

10 (90.90)

586/622

(94.21)

p < 0.001*

Ciprofloxacin

111 (86.71)

258 (89.58)

122 (70.93)

91 (79.82)

13 (56.52)

6 (54.54)

601/736

(81.65)

p < 0.001*

Doxycycline

85 (66.41)

235 (81.59)

123 (71.51)

**NA

19 (82.60)

9 (81.81)

471/622

(75.72)

0.008*

Gentamicin

97 (75.78)

204 (70.83)

66 (38.37)

81 (71.05)

10 (43.47)

5 (45.45)

463/736

(62.90)

p < 0.001*

Imipenem

101 (78.91)

225 (78.12)

32 (18.60)

75 (65.78)

4 (17.39)

3 (27.27)

440/736

(59.78)

p < 0.001*

Levofloxacin

109 (85.15)

231 (80.21)

119 (69.18)

87 (76.31)

14 (60.86)

5 (45.45)

565/736

(76.76)

0.001*

Meropenem

103 (80.46)

228 (79.16)

34 (19.76)

81 (71.05)

4 (17.39)

5 (45.45)

455/736

(61.82)

p < 0.001*

Piperacillin/tazobactam

107 (83.59)

250 (86.81)

95 (55.23)

80 (70.17)

5 (21.73)

10 (90.90)

547/736

(74.32)

p < 0.001*

Tetracycline

114 (89.06)

240 (83.33)

130 (75.58)

**NA

17 (73.91)

3 (27.27)

504/622

(81.02)

p < 0.001*

Tobramycin

90 (70.31)

234 (81.25)

106 (61.62)

92 (80.70)

6 (26.08)

7 (63.63)

535/736

(72.69)

p < 0.001*

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

87 (67.96)

241 (83.68)

137 (79.65)

**NA

16 (69.56)

3 (27.27)

484/622

(77.81)

p < 0.001*

Colistin

0

(0)

**NA

**NA

0

(0)

**NA

**NA

**NA

Nitrofurantoin

NA

77 (76.23)

32 (30.18)

**NA

**NA

0 (0)

109/209

(52.15)

p < 0.001*

No of urine samples

33

101

106

49

5

2

296

 
  1. **NA = not applicable
  2. * significant at p<0.05