Research Article

Pathotyping and Antibiotic Resistance Profiling of Escherichia coli Isolates from Children with Acute Diarrhea in Amatole District Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa

Table 5

Resistance pattern of the confirmed E. coli isolates to commonly used antibiotics.

AntibioticsResistance (%)

Ampicillin98
Cefotaxime96
Cefuroxime89
Chloramphenicol94
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole96
Imipenem36
Erythromycin92
Gentamicin66
Tetracycline91
Ciprofloxacin45
Doxycycline94
Norfloxacin57