Pemphigus Vulgaris and Infections: A Retrospective Study on 155 Patients

Table 4

Pathogenic agents and percentage of resistance to antibiotics in order of frequency in skin and urinary tract infections of PV patients.

Site of involvement	Germ	Percentage	Resistant to antibiotic	Percentage
Skin			Penicillin	60%
			Cefazolin	40%
			Cephalexin	26.7%
	Staphylococcus aureus	15 (93.7%)	Ampicillin	20%
			Clindamycin	20%
			Vancomycin	13.3%
			Ceftizoxime	13.3%
			Cefotaxime	6.7%
	Other	1 (6.3%)	—	—
Urinary tract			Cefixime	57.1%
			Gentamicin	57.1%
			TMP	42.8%
	Escherichia coli	7 (53.8%)	Ampicillin	28.6%
			Amikacin	28.6%
			Ciprofloxacin	28.6%
			Cefotaxime	14.3%
			Gentamicin	100%
	Pseudomonas	2 (15.4%)	Cefixime	50%
			Amikacin	50%
	Proteus	1 (7.8%)	Ampicillin	100%
			Cefixime	100%
	Other	3 (23.0%)	TMP	66.7%
			Ampicillin	33.3%