Research Article

Trend Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens Causing Neonatal Sepsis at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

Table 6

Multidrug-resistant patterns for Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial isolates at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.

Bacterial isolatesR3, N(%)R4, N(%)≥ R5, N(%)Total

Gram positive (n=112)
S.aureus21(18.8)22(19.6)47(42)90(80.4)
S. viridans3(2.7)5(4.5)3(3.7)11(9.8)
Enterococcus spp.1(0.9)2(1.8)1(0.9)4(3.6)
S. pyogenes0(0)0(0)1(0.9)1(0.9)
CoNs2(1.8)3(3.7)1(0.9)6(5.3)

Gram negative (n=294)
Enterobacter spp.4(1.4)3(1)13(4.4)20(6.8)
K.pneumoniae27(9.2)43(14.6)49(16.7)119(40.5)
K. rhinoscleromatis1(0.3)2(0.7)6(2)9(3)
Pseudomonas spp.1(0.3)0(0)0(0)1(0.3)
E. coli9(3)9(3)12(4)30(10.2)
NLFGNR9(3)5(1.7)12(4)26(8.8)
LFGNR11(3.7)3(1)8(2.7)22(7.5)
P. vulgaris0(0)1(0.3)0(0)1(0.3)
Serratia spp.0(0)1(0.3)1(0.3)2(0.7)
K. ozaenae9(3)11(3.7)17(5.8)37(12.6)
Citrobacter spp.5(1.7)8(2.7)14(4.8)27(9.2)
Overall (n = 406)103(25.4)69(17)163(40)406(76)

R3, resistance to 3 drug classes; R4, resistance to 4 drug classes; ≥5, resistance to greater than 5 drug classes.