Research Article

High Level of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens Causing Burn Wound Infections in Hospitalized Children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 2

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Gram-negative bacteria isolated from children with BWI.

Bacteria isolates (n)Antimicrobial agent resisted (%)
AMCCROCAZCIPCNSXTIMPMEMPRLATM

Acinetobacter spp. (n = 39)67.666.7606077.823.118.154.579.5
P. aeruginosa (n = 53)69.879.279.679.281.881.879.2
Klebsiella spp. (n = 22)95.592.995.559.181.883.362.5
E. coli (n = 7)10010010057.18010066.7
Other GNRs (n = 15)807053.366.766.7100100

AMC, amoxycillin clavulanate; ATM, aztreonam; CAZ, ceftazidime; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CN, gentamicin; CRO, ceftriaxone; IMP, imipenem; MEM, meropenem; PRL, piperacillin; SXT, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim.