Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Research Article

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella and Shigella Species Isolated from Outpatients, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Salmonella and Shigella spp. isolated from diarrheal outpatients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Jan–Mar, 2014.
Antimicrobial agents⁢ Disc potency
(μgmL−1) ⁢		Salmonella spp.Shigella spp.
Resistant
number (%)		Intermediate
number (%)		Sensitive
number (%)		Resistant
number (%)		Intermediate
number (%)		Sensitive
number (%)
Amikacin30—2 (10.5)17 (89.5)—1 (50)1 (50)
Ciprofloxacin5——19 (100)——2 (100)
Chloramphenicol301 (5.2)—18 (94.7)—1 (50)1 (50)
Gentamycin101 (5.2)—18 (94.7)——2 (100)
Cotrimoxazole251 (5.2)5 (26.3)13 (68.4)1 (50)—1 (50)
Norfloxacin 30——19 (100)——2 (100)
Nalidixic acid305 (26.3)4 (21.05)10 (52.6)1 (50)—1 (50)
Ampicillin1019 (100)——2 (100)——
Tetracycline309 (47.4)3 (15.7)7 (36.8)2 (100)——