Research Article

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

Table 3

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

Bacterial isolatesAntimicrobial agent (frequency (percentage))
AMCAMPCPRCTRCHLCTXGNTETKANDOXERY

P. aeruginosa [4]S0 (0)3 (75)2 (50)2 (50)0 (0)3 (75)3 (75)
I1 (25)0 (0)2 (50)1 (25)2 (50)0 (0)0 (0)
R3 (75)1 (25)0 (0)1 (25)2 (50)1 (25)1 (25)

Klebsiella spp. [5]S2 (40)1 (20)3 (75)2 (40)3 (60)1 (20)3 (60)2 (40)3 (60)1 (20)
I1 (20)0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)0 (0)4 (80)0 (0)1 (20)1 (20)2 (40)
R2 (40)4 (80)1 (20)3 (60)2 (40)0 (0)2 (40)2 (40)1 (20)2 (40)

E. coli [4]S2 (50)0 (0)2 (50)3 (75)3 (75)2 (50)1 (25)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)
I1 (25)1 (25)1 (25)1 (25)0 (0)0 (0)3 (75)1 (25)1 (25)0 (0)
R1 (25)3 (75)1 (25)0 (0)1 (25)2 (50)0 (0)1 (25)1 (25)2 (50)

Citrobacter spp. [3]S2 (67)0 (0)2 (67)1 (33)2 (67)0 (0)2 (67)2 (67)2 (67)1 (33)
I0 (0)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)0 (0)0 (0)1 (33)
R1 (33)2 (67)0 (0)1 (33)0 (0)2 (67)0 (0)1 (33)1 (33)1 (33)

Enterobacter spp. [2]S1 (50)1 (50)1 (50)2 (100)1 (50)2 (100)2 (100)0 (0)1 (50)2 (100)
I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)0 (0)1 (50)1 (50)0 (0)
R1 (50)1 (50)1 (50)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)0 (0)

S. aureus [4]S2 (50)1 (25)2 (50)2 (50)2 (50)1 (25)3 (75)0 (0)2 (50)
I1 (25)0 (0)1 (25)0 (0)1 (25)2 (50)0 (0)1 (25)1 (25)
R1 (25)3 (75)1 (25)2 (50)1 (25)1 (25)1 (25)3 (75)1 (25)

CONS [2]S1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)2 (100)1 (50)1 (50)1 (50)
I0 (0)1 (50)1 (50)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)
R1 (50)1 (50)0 (0)2 (100)1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)

Salmonella spp. [2]S1 (50)0 (0)2 (100)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)1 (50)0 (0)
I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)
R1 (50)2 (100)0 (0)1 (50)1 (50)1 (50)0 (0)1 (50)1 (50)

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.