Bacterial Isolates and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Wound Infections among Inpatients and Outpatients Attending the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 8
Multidrug resistant patterns in bacterial pathogens isolated from wound swab cultures among inpatients and outpatients attending the University of Gondar Referral Hospital from March to May, 2014.
Antimicrobial classes related to number (%)
Bacterial isolates
Number
≥R5
S. aureus
39 (28.7)
1 (2.6)
1 (2.6)
3 (7.7)
6 (15.4)
27 (69.2)
Klebsiella spp.
17 (12.5)
1 (5.9)
1 (5.9)
1 (5.9)
3 (17.6)
11 (64.7)
CoNS
16 (11.8)
1 (6.3)
2 (12.5)
0
0
13 (76.5)
Citrobacter spp.
15 (11)
0
2 (18.1)
4 (36.4)
2 (18.1)
7 (63.4)
Enterobacter spp.
13 (9.6)
0
2 (15.4)
1 (7.7)
1 (7.7)
9 (6.9)
P. aeruginosa
8 (5.9)
0
0
2 (25)
1 (12.5)
5 (62.5)
E. coli
8 (5.9)
0
3 (37.5)
0
0
5 (62.5)
Proteus spp.
6 (4.4)
0
0
0
1 (16.7)
5 (83.3)
Salmonella arizonae
4 (2.9)
0
0
0
0
4 (100)
Serratia spp.
3 (2.2)
0
0
0
1 (33.3)
2 (66.7)
Enterococcus spp.
2 (1.5)
0
0
0
0
2 (100)
S. pyogenes
2 (1.5)
0
0
0
0
0
Achromobacter spp.
2 (1.5)
0
0
0
0
2 (100)
Acinetobacter spp.
1 (0.73)
0
0
0
0
1 (100)
Total
136 (100)
4 (2.9)
11 (8)
9 (6.6)
14 (10.3)
93 (70.6)
R1≥ = resistance of bacteria to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and above classes of antimicrobials tested, and CoNS = coagulase negative Staphylococcus.
