Research Article

Resistance to Cotrimoxazole and Other Antimicrobials among Isolates from HIV/AIDS and Non-HIV/AIDS Patients at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania

Table 3

Antimicrobial resistance patterns based on HIV status.

Antimicrobial agent HIV statusCrude
NegativePositive
(%) (% )OR (95% CI)

Cotrimoxazole
 Resistant64 (77.1)54 (75)0.761
 Susceptible19 (22.9)18 (25)0.89 (0.42–1.87)
Amoxycillin-clavulanic acid
 Resistant47 (60.0)23 (34.0)0.021
 Susceptible32 (40.0)45 (66.0)0.35 (0.17–0.70)
Ciprofloxacin
 Resistant14 (19.0)22 (33.3)0.071
 Susceptible58 (81.0)44 (66.7)2.07 (0.94–4.56)
Ampicillin
 Resistant49 (72.1)51 (86.4)0.061
 Susceptible19 (27.9)8 (13.6)2.47 (0.97–6.28)
Ceftriaxone
 Resistant21 (42.9)6 (66.7)0.591
 Susceptible28 (57.1)3 (33.3)1.5 0 (0.33–6.81)
Tetracycline
 Resistant51 (82.3)26 (81.3)0.911
 Susceptible 11 (17.7)6 (18.7)0.94 (0.31–2.83)
Erythromycin
 Resistant11 (64.7)3 (27.3)0.061
 Susceptible 6 (35.3)8 (72.7)0.21 (0.03–1.26)