Research Article

Epidemiology and Outcome of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Heterogeneous ICU Population in Qatar

Table 2

Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacteria isolated from respiratory specimen of patients with VAP.

AntibioticsPseudomonas
(%)
Enterobacter
(%)
Klebsiella
(%)
E. coli
(%)
Acinetobacter
(%)
Stenotrophomonas
(%)
Haemophilus
(%)
Staphylococcus
(%)
Streptococcus
(%)

Penicillin-G7 (33.3%)3 (60%)
Oxacillin13 (61.9%)
Ampicillin0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (20%)15 (93.8%)
Amoxicillin/clavulanate0 (0%)16 (64%)1 (20%)16 (100%)5 (100%)
Piperacillin/tazobactam36 (92.3%)17 (70.8%)20 (80%)4 (80%)5 (21.7%)
Cefuroxime2 (8.3%)18 (72%)1 (20%)15 (93.8%)
Ceftriaxone18 (75%)18 (72%)1 (20%)5 (100%)
Ceftazidime33 (84.6%)1 (20%)2 (8.7%)
Cefepime34 (87.2%)18 (72%)1 (20%)4 (17.4%)
Clindamycin19 (90.5%)5 (100%)
Erythromycin17 (80.9%)5 (100%)
Vancomycin21 (100%)
Cotrimoxazole24 (100%)17 (68%)1 (20%)5 (21.7%)4 (100%)11 (68.8%)
Ciprofloxacin36 (92.3%)24 (100%)24 (96%)1 (20%)5 (21.7%)
Levofloxacin3 (75%)
Gentamicin36 (92.3%)24 (100%)25 (100%)2 (40%)5 (21.7%)
Meropenem36 (92.3%)23 (95.8%)25 (100%)5 (100%)5 (21.7%)
Colistin39 (100%)23 (100%)

Total number of isolates392425523416215