Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Women with Positive Urine Culture: Does Menopausal Status Make a Significant Difference?

Table 2

Total antimicrobial resistance of all uropathogens isolated from urine samples.

Group of antimicrobial agents	Resistance in entire population; (%)	Resistance in samples collected from premenopausal women; (%)	Resistance in samples collected from postmenopausal women; (%)	Difference in resistance: premenopausal women; versus postmenopausal women
Ampicillin	45.9	42.4	51.4
				Trimethoprim/; sulfamethoxazole	22.3	18.9	27.2
Ciprofloxacin	16.2	10.8	24.2
				Amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid	15.3	12.3	18.9
Nitrofurantoin	12.5	8.9	18.0
				Cephalexin	10.5	8.4	13.5
Cefuroxime	7.8	5.7	10.8