Research Article

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Mobile Phones of Health Care Professionals Working in Gondar Town Health Centers

Table 3

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern bacteria isolated from mobile phones of health care professional in health centers working in and around Gondar town.

Drugs tested Species isolated (%)
S. aureus CoNSS. pyogenes E. coli K. pneumoniae E. cloacae Citrobacter spp.P. stuartii

CRO
 S10 (62.5)21 (75)2 (100)3 (75)1 (50)3 (100)
 I2 (12.5)3 (10.7)1 (25)2 (100)
 R4 (25)4 (14.3)2 (100)1 (50)
CIP
 S14 (87.5)25 (89.3)2 (100)4 (100)2 (100)1 (50)2 (66.7)
 I2 (12.5)3 (10.7)
 R2 (100)1 (50)1 (33.3)
C
 SNDND2 (100)3 (75)2 (100)3 (100)
 INDND1 (25)1 (50)
 RNDND2 (100)1 (50)
SXT
 SNDNDND4 (100)2 (100)1 (50)2 (66.7)
 INDNDND
 RNDNDND1 (50)1 (33.3)
CN
 SNDNDND4 (100)2 (100)1 (50)3 (100)
 INDNDND2 (100)
 RNDNDND1 (50)
AMC
 S6 (37.5)7 (25)1 (50)1 (50)
 I2 (12.5)5 (17.9)1 (50)1 (25)2 (100)1 (33.3)
 R8 (50)16 (57.1)3 (75)2 (100)1 (50)2 (66.7)
TE
 S8 (50)15 (53.6)1 (50)NDNDNDNDND
 I2 (12.5)3 (10.7)NDNDNDNDND
 R6 (37.5)10 (35.7)1 (50)NDNDNDNDND
S
 S4 (25)12 (42.9)1 (50)NDNDNDNDND
 I7 (43.8)7 (26)NDNDNDNDND
 R5 (31.2)9 (32.1)1 (50)NDNDNDNDND
SXT
 S2 (12.5)5 (17.9)NDNDNDNDND
 I5 (31.2)6 (21.4)NDNDNDNDND
 R9 (56.3)17 (60.7)2 (100)NDNDNDNDND

AMP: ampicillin; CN: gentamicin; TE: tetracycline; CIP: ciprofloxacin; C: chloramphenicol; SXT: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; CRO: ceftriaxone; AMC: amoxicillin; ND: not done; CoNS: coagulase negative Staphylococci species.