High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci among Hospitalized Patients: Potential Source for Resistant Gene

Table 7

Antimicrobial resistance profile of VRE (E. faecium) recovered from hospitalized patients at Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (n = 15).

Antimicrobial agents	VRE-E. faecium AST, n (%)
	Susceptible	Intermediate	Resistant
Penicillin	1 (6.7)	—	14 (93.3)
Ampicillin	—	—	15 (18)
Erythromycin	—	—	15 (18)
Tetracycline	1 (6.7)	—	14 (93.3)
Chloramphenicol	8 (53.3)	4 (26.7)	3 (20)
Linezolid	13 (86.7)	—	2 (13.3)
Ciprofloxacin	1 (6.7)	—	14 (93.3)
Vancomycin	—	—	15 (18)

AST: antimicrobial susceptibility test, VRE: vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.