Research Article

Bacterial Profile and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Isolates Recovered from Intensive Care Unit Environments at Wachemo University Nigist Ellen Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Antimicrobial resistance profile of bacterial isolates from ICU environments at Wachemo University Nigist Ellen Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, August 1, 2022, to October 30, 2022

Bacterial isolatesAntimicrobials tested for Gram-negative isolates
NITCIPCXTCAZAMCCNCHLCXMMERCTRCOTAMPTE

E. coli 41 (39%)5 (12.2%)15 (37%)30 (73%)27 (66%)32 (78%)18 (44%)21 (51%)19 (46%)25 (61%)31 (76%)29 (71%)37 (90%)16 (39%)
K. pneumoniae 30 (28.6%)7 (23.3%)18 (60%)23 (77%)13 (43%)16 (53%)10 (33%)10 (33%)12 (40%)22 (73%)17 (57%)30 (100%)30 (100%)29 (97%)
P. aeruginosa 13 (12.4%)5 (38%)6 (46%)7 (54%)9 (69%)10 (77%)5 (38%)10 (77%)5 (38%)8 (62%)8 (62%)13 (100%)13 (100%)12 (92%)
A. baumannii 11 (10.5%)5 (45%)6 (55%)8 (73%)7 (64%)11 (100%)3 (27%)2 (18%)8 (73%)3 (27%)8 (73%)11 (100%)11 (100%)10 (91%)
Enterobacter species 6 (5.7%)2 (33%)4 (67%)2 (33%)4 (67%)5 (83%)1 (17%)3 (50%)0 (0%)4 (67%)3 (50%)4 (67%)4 (67%)0 (0%)
Salmonella species 4 (3.8%)1 (25%)1 (25%)2 (50%)2 (50%)3 (75%)2 (50%)0 (0%)0 (0%)3 (75%)2 (50%)4 (100%)4 (100%)4 (100%)
Total n = 10525 (24%)50 (48%)72 (69%)62 (59%)45 (43%)29 (28%)45 (43%)44 (42%)65 (62%)69 (66%)91 (87%)99 (94%)71 (68%)

CoNS 72 (54%)4 (6%)29 (40%)44 (61%)16 (22%)12 (17%)20 (28%)18 (25%)31 (43%)38 (53%)46 (64%)47 (65%)48 (67%)27 (38%)
S. aureus 61 (46%)15 (25%)33 (54%)42 (69%)16 (26%)11 (18%)12 (20%)13 (21%)24 (39%)41 (67%)34 (56%)42 (69%)41 (67%)24 (39%)
Total (n = 133)19 (14%)62 (47%)86 (65%)32 (24%)23 (17%)32 (24%)31 (23%)55 (41%)79 (59%)80 (60%)89 (67%)89 (67%)51 (38%)

AMC = amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, AMP = ampicillin, CHL = chloramphenicol, CAZ = ceftazidime, CIP = ciprofloxacin, CoNS = coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, CTR = ceftriaxone, CLN = clindamycin, AZM = azithromycin, CN = gentamicin, CXM = cefixime, MER = meropenem, NIT =  nitrofurantoin, MET =  methicillin, COT =  cotrimoxazole TE = tetracycline, VAN = vancomycin, CX = cloxacillin, and CXT =  cefoxitin.