Research Article
Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Qatar: A Hospital-Based Study from 2009 to 2013
Table 6
Antimicrobial resistance rate of Gram-negative cerebrospinal fluid isolates.
| | Microorganisms | TNP | cfr | gen | fep | taz | cip | amclv | ctz | amk | mem | pen | rif | col | tig |
| | Acinetobacter spp. | 11 | 8 (72.7) | 8 (72.7) | 8 (72.7) | 8 (72.7) | 7 (63.6) | NT | 7 (63.6) | 7 (63.6) | 7 (63.6) | NT | NT | 0 | 0 | | Brucella species | 1 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | | Chryseobacterium spp. | 2 | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 0 | 1 (50) | 0 | NT | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | NT | NT | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | | Enterobacter species | 4 | 3 (75) | 0 | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | 0 | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 0 | 0 | NT | NT | NT | NT | | Escherichia coli | 4 | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 0 | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 0 | 0 | NT | NT | NT | NT | | Haemophilus influenzae | 2 | 0 | NT | 0 | 0 | NT | 0 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | | Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp. pneumoniae | 12 | 3 (25) | 0 | 3 (25) | 2 (16.6) | 2 (16.6) | 7 (58.3) | 4 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | NT | NT | 0 | 0 | | Neisseria meningitidis | 8 | 0 | NT | 0 | 0 | 2 (25) | 0 | NT | NT | 0 | 0 | 2 (25) | NT | NT | | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | NT | NT | 0 | 0 | | Pseudomonas putida | 1 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | NT | NT | 0 | 0 | | Salmonella group B | 1 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NT | NT | NT | NT | | Serratia marcescens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NT | NT | NT | NT |
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TNP: total number of patients; cfr: ceftriaxone; gen: gentamicin; fep: cefepime; taz: piperacillin/tazobactam; cip: ciprofloxacin; amclv: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; ctz: ceftazidime; amk: amikacin; mem: meropenem; pen: penicillin; rif: rifampicin; col: colistin; tig: tigecycline; NT: not tested.
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