Enteric Fever Caused by Salmonella enterica Serovars with Reduced Susceptibility of Fluoroquinolones at a Community Based Teaching Hospital of Nepal

Table 2

Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Salmonella enterica serovars.

Antibiotics	Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi			Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi
	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Ampicillin	158 (97.6)	0 (0)	4 (2.4)	82 (98.8)	0 (0)	1 (1.2)
Nalidixic acid	17 (10.5)	0 (0)	145 (89.5)	2 (2.4)	0 (0)	81 (97.6)
Ciprofloxacin	63 (39.0)	95 (58.6)	4 (2.4)	39 (46.9)	35 (42.2)	9 (10.9)
Ofloxacin	89 (55.0)	65 (40.0)	8 (5.0)	54 (65.0)	22 (26.6)	7 (8.4)
Cotrimoxazole	151 (93.2)	0 (0)	11 (6.8)	81 (97.6)	0 (0)	2 (2.4)
Cefixime	162 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	83 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Cefotaxime	162 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	83 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Ceftriaxone	162 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	83 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Azithromycin	156 (96.3)	0 (0)	6 (3.7)	81 (97.6)	0 (0)	2 (2.4)
Tetracycline	154 (95.1)	0 (0)	8 (4.9)	80 (96.3)	0 (0)	3 (3.7)
Chloramphenicol	156 (96.3)	0 (0)	6 (3.7)	83 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)

: sensitive, : intermediate sensitive, : resistant.