Table 5 Resistant patterns of bacterial isolates.

From: Antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic aerobic bacteria causing surgical site infections in Mbarara regional referral hospital, Southwestern Uganda

Isolates

Antibiotics tested

CRO

SXT

E

AM

CIP

OX

GM

Gram positive bacteria

S. aureus (%), n = 20

18 (90)

15 (75)

17 (85)

20 (100)

10 (50)

20 (100)

15 (75)

CoNS (%), n = 7

4 (57.14)

0

2 (28.57)

7 (100)

0

3 (42.86)

0

Enterococci ssp (%), n = 5

3 (60)

3 (60)

2 (40)

0

2 (40)

3 (60)

3 (60)

Total (%), n = 32

25 (78.13)

18 (56.25)

21(65.63)

27 (84.38)

12 (37.5)

26 (81.25)

18 (56.25)

Gram negative bacteria

Klebsiella spp (%), n = 27

23 (85.19)

22 (81.48)

NT

27 (100)

15 (55.56)

NT

22 (81.48)

Proteus spp(%), n = 11

9 (81.82)

10 (90.91)

NT

11 (100)

7 (63.64)

NT

9 (81.82)

E. coli (%), n = 9

9 (100)

9 (100)

NT

9 (100)

7 (77.78)

NT

7 (77.78)

Enterobacter spp (%), n = 3

3 (100)

3 (100)

NT

3 (100)

2 (66.67)

NT

2 (66.67)

Serratia spp (%), n = 2

2 (100)

2 (100)

NT

2 (100)

2 (100)

NT

2 (100)

UGN (%), n = 9

8 (88.89)

8 (88.89)

NT

9 (100)

6 (66.67)

NT

7 (77.78)

Total (%), n = 61

54 (88.52)

54 (88.52)

NT

61 (100)

39 (63.93)

NT

49 (80.33)

  1. Key: CRO-ceftriaxone, SXT-sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim (cotrimoxazole), E-erythromycin, AM-ampicillin, CIP-ciprofloxacin, OX-oxacillin, GM-gentamicin, CoNS-coagulase negative Staphylococci, Spp-species, UGN-unidentified Gram negative bacilli, NT-not tested.
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