Research Article

Emergence of High Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Species among Patients in Northwestern Ethiopia Region

Table 4

Antimicrobial resistance profiles of Enterobacteriaceae isolates from different sites of infection among patients in Northwestern Ethiopia region, 2019.

AntimicrobialsE. coli (# )K. pneumoniae (# )K. ozaenae (# )K. oxytoca (# )E. cloacae (# )Citrobacter spp. (# )Proteus spp. (#)Providencia spp. (#)Total (# )
% % % % % % % % %

Amoxicillin28 (80)30 (96.8)5 (100)6 (60)10 (100)4 (80)3 (100)1 (100)87 (87)
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid22 (62.9)26 (83.9)4 (80)6 (60)9 (90)4 (80)2 (66.7)1 (100)74 (74)
Nitrofurantoin8 (22.9)12 (38.7)2 (40)3 (30)6 (60)2 (40)1 (33.3)034 (34)
Sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprim21 (60)20 (64.5)4 (80)4 (40)7 (70)3 (60)2 (66.7)1 (100)62 (62)
Gentamicin10 (28.6)19 (61.3)2 (40)6 (60)6 (60)1 (20)1 (33.3)045 (45)
Chloramphenicol8 (22.9)14 (45.2)1 (20)4 (40)6 (60)4 (80)1 (33.3)038 (38)
Ciprofloxacin13 (37.1)17 (54.8)1 (20)3 (30)4 (40)2 (40)0040 (40)
Cefotaxime14 (40)21 (67.7)2 (40)6 (60)9 (90)4 (80)2 (66.7)058 (58)
Ceftazidime14 (40)22 (70.1)4 (80)4 (40)8 (80)4 (80)1 (33.3)057 (57)
Cefoxitin,10 (28.6)16 (51.6)4 (80)4 (40)9 (90)2 (40)1 (33.3)046 (46)
Meropenem2 (5.7)3 (9.7)003 (30)0008 (8)
Ertapenem1 (2.9)3 (9.7)002 (20)0006 (6)

Key: # : number of isolates tested against each antimicrobial agent; % percent of isolates resistance to antimicrobial agent.