Research Article
Trends of Antibacterial Resistance at the National Reference Laboratory in Cameroon: Comparison of the Situation between 2010 and 2017
Table 3
Acquired bacterial resistance (AR) and relative change between 2010 and 2017 according to bacterial groups, Centre Pasteur du Cameroon, Yaoundé.
| | Bacterial group | Overall | 2010 | 2017 | Relative change | value | | Isolates | AR (%) | Isolates | AR (%) | Isolates | AR (%) |
| | Enterobacteriacae | 3,371 | 3,371 (100.0) | 1,684 | 1,684 (100.0) | 1,687 | 1,687 (100.0) | 0.0 | — | | Nonfermenting GNB | 392 | 380 (96.9) | 167 | 162 (97.0) | 225 | 218 (96.9) | -0.1 | 0.30 | | Other GNB | 113 | 113 (100.0) | 54 | 54 (100.0) | 59 | 59 (100.0) | 0.0 | — | | Staphylococci | 419 | 330 (78.8) | 266 | 183 (88.8) | 153 | 147 (96.1) | +39.7 | <0.001 | | Streptococci | 505 | 391 (77.4) | 300 | 195 (65.0) | 205 | 196 (95.6) | +47.1 | <0.001 | | Enterococci | 408 | 408 (100.0) | 126 | 126 (100.0) | 282 | 282 (100.0) | 0.0 | — | | Gram-negative cocci | 124 | 123 (99.2) | 15 | 15 (100.0) | 109 | 108 (99.1) | -0.9 | 1 | | Anaerobic | 17 | 17 (100.0) | 9 | 9 (100.0) | 8 | 8 (100.0) | 0.0 | — | | Vibrio cholerae | 56 | 56 (100.0) | 56 | 56 (100.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | — | 1 | | Total | 5,405 | 5,189 (96.0) | 2,677 | 2,484 (92.8) | 2,728 | 2,705 (99.2) | +6.9 | <0.001 |
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GNB: Gram-negative bacilli. |
