Microbiological Profile and Drug Resistance Analysis of Postoperative Infections following Orthopedic Surgery: A 5-Year Retrospective Review
Table 5
Comparison between the resistance pattern according to the source of infection for the most common bacteria.
Antibiotics
Staphylococcus aureus
CoNS
Enterococcus species
JUH
Referred
JUH
Referred
JUH
Referred
Ampicillin
23 (87)
13 (100)
14 (100)
14 (71.4)
5 (20)
3 (66.7)
Levofloxacin
45 (6.7)
16 (18.8)
21 (38.1)
19 (52.6)
5 (80)
3 (66.7)
Gentamicin
46 (6.5)
15 (13.3)
20 (35)
19 (31.6)
5 (80)
2 (50)
Ciprofloxacin
26 (7.7)
6 (33.3)
4 (25)
7 (57.1)
3 (100)
1 (100)
Vancomycin
46 (0)
16 (6.3)
21 (0)
19 (0)
6 (0)
2 (0)
Oxacillin
47 (74.5)
15 (86.7)
21 (100)
19 (73.7)
—
—
Erythromycin
47 (34)
16 (62.5)
21 (71.4)
19 (36.8)
5 (100)
3 (33.3)
Clindamycin
47 (25.5)
15 (40)
21 (28.6)
19 (31.6)
1 (100)
—
Linezolid
21 (0)
5 (0)
4 (0)
7 (0)
3 (0)
2 (50)
Tigecycline
39 (2.6)
14 (0)
17 (17.6)
19 (0)
6 (16.7)
—
Co-trimoxazole
26 (23.1)
5 (40)
4 (0)
7 (28.6)
1 (0)
—
Nitrofurantoin
16 (0)
3 (0)
2 (0)
6 (0)
3 (0)
1 (0)
Benzylpenicillin
26 (96.2)
6 (100)
4 (100)
7 (100)
3 (66.7)
1 (0)
Moxifloxacin
25 (8)
5 (0)
4 (0)
7 (28.6)
1 (100)
—
Tetracycline
25 (24)
6 (33.3)
4 (0)
6 (33.3)
3 (100)
1 (100)
Chloramphenicol
22 (4.5)
12 (0)
16 (18.8)
14 (7.1)
4 (0)
3 (33.3)
Rifampin
1 (0)
—
—
—
—
—
Quinupristin
7 (0)
2 (0)
1 (0)
—
1 (100)
—
Data are represented in n (%); data were calculated based on 168 identified bacteria (in 9 cases more than one pathogen was found); CoNS, coagulase-negative Staphylococci; JUH, Jordan University Hospital.
