Table 6 Multiple antibiotic resistance profiles of umbilical pathogens from neonates suspected of omphalitis.

From: Bacterial profile, antibiotic susceptibility patterns and associated factors among neonates suspected of omphalitis in Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia

Bacteria isolated

Classes of antibiotics n (%)

MDR n (%)

ESBL and CRE producing GNB n (%)

R3

R4

R5

Suspected

ESBL

Confirmed ESBL

Suspected

CRE

Confirmed CRE

GPB (n = 71)

 S. aureus

7 (9.6)

4 (5.6)

2 (2.8)

13 (18.3)

    

 CoNs

2 (2.8)

1 (1.4)

1 (1.4)

4 (5.6)

    

 E. faecalis

2 (2.8)

1 (14)

0 (0)

3 (4.2)

    

 Total

11 (15.4)

6 (8.4)

3 (4.2)

20 (28.1)

    

GNB (n = 70)

 E. coli

14 (20)

4 (5.7)

2 (2.9)

20 (29)

12 (17)

7 (10)

10 (25.6)

5 (7.1)

 K. pneumoniae

2 (2.9)

1 (1.5)

1 (1.5)

4 (5.8)

3 (4.3)

2 (2.9)

1 (1.4)

1 (1.4)

 P. vulgaris

1 (1.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.5)

2 (2.9)

1 (1.4)

2 (0)

1 (1.4)

 P. mirabilis

2 (2.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (2.9)

1 (1.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 E. aerogenes

2 (2.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (2.9)

1 (1.4)

1 (1.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Total

21 (30)

5 (7.1)

3 (4.3)

29 (41.4)

19 (27.1)

11 (15.7)

13 (18.6)

7 (10)

Total (n = 141)

32 (22.6)

11 (7.8)

6 (4.3)

49 (34.7)

    
  1. N: number of isolates, R3: resistant to three antibiotics, R4: resistant to four antibiotics, R5: resistant to five or more antibiotics. MDR: Multidrug resistance, GPB: Gram-positive bacteria, GNB: Gram-negative bacteria, ESBL: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, CRE: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.