Research Article

Assessment of the Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Wastewater in Health Facilities of Ethiopia

Table 2

Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from influent wastewater released from Arba Minch Hospital.

Bacterial isolatesAntimicrobial agents (frequency (percentage))
AMCAMPCPRCTRCHLCTXGNTETKANDOXERY

P. aeruginosa [5]S0 (0)2 (40)0 (0)2 (40)2 (40)3 (60)3 (60)
I1 (20)2 (40)3 (60)1 (20)1 (20)1 (20)0 (0)
R4 (80)1 (20)2 (40)2 (40)2 (40)1 (20)2 (40)

Klebsiella spp. [6]S3 (50)0 (0)2 (33)3 (50)3 (50)2 (33)3 (50)1 (17)2 (33)1 (17)
I0 (0)0 (0)2 (33)2 (33)3 (50)2 (33)2 (33)2 (33)2 (33)2 (33)
R3 (50)6 (100)2 (33)1 (17)0 (0)2 (33)1 (17)3 (50)2 (33)3 (50)

E. coli [5]S3 (60)1 (20)3 (60)2 (40)3 (60)2 (40)2 (40)2 (40)4 (80)1 (20)
I0 (0)0 (0)2 (40)1 (20)1 (20)1 (20)2 (40)1 (20)1 (20)2 (40)
R2 (40)4 (80)0 (0)2 (401 (20)2 (40)1 (20)2 (40)0 (0)2 (40)

Citrobacter spp. [4]S3 (75)0 (0)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)
I0 (0)1 (25)2 (50)1 (25)2 (50)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (50)1 (25)
R1 (25)3 (75)0 (0)1 (25)0 (0)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)0 (0)1 (25)

Enterobacter spp. [5]S2 (40)1 (20)2 (40)2 (40)4 (80)2 (40)2 (40)2 (40)3 (60)2 (40)
I1 (20)1 (20)3 (60)1 (20)1 (20)1 (20)2 (40)1 (20)2 (40)1 (20)
R2 (40)3 (60)0 (0)2 (40)0 (0)2 (40)1 (20)2 (40)0 (0)2 (40)

S. aureus [7]S2 (29)1 (20)3 (43)4 (57)6 (72)3 (43)4 (57)0 (0)3 (43)
I1 (14)0 (0)2 (29)0 (0)1 (14)2 (29)0 (0)4 (57)1 (14)
R4 (57)6 (80)2 (29)3 (43)1 (14)2 (29)3 (43)3 (43)3 (43)

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus [3]S1 (33)0 (0)2 (67)2 (67)2 (67)1 (33)2 (67)0 (0)1 (33)
I0 (0)0 (0)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)2 (67)0 (0)
R2 (67)3 (100)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (33)0 (0)1 (33)2 (67)

Salmonella spp. [3]S3 (100)0 (0)2 (67)1 (33)2 (67)1 (33)2 (67)0 (0)0 (0)
I0 (0)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)0 (0)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)
R0 (0)2 (67)0 (0)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)0 (0)2 (67)2 (67)

AMC: amoxicillin; AMP: ampicillin; CPR: ciprofloxacin; CTR: ceftriaxone; CHL: chloramphenicol; CTX: ceftazidime; GN: gentamycin; TET: tetracycline; KAN: kanamycin; DOX: doxycycline; ERY: erythromycin; S: susceptible; I: intermediate; R: resistant.