Research Article
Trends of Antibacterial Resistance at the National Reference Laboratory in Cameroon: Comparison of the Situation between 2010 and 2017
Table 6
Detailed resistance patterns per bacteria and their comparison between 2010 and 2017, Centre Pasteur du Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
| Bacteria | Resistance pattern | Numbers (%) | Relative change | value | Overall | 2010 | 2017 |
| Enterobacteriaceae | AR | 448 (13.2) | 234 (13.7) | 214 (12.7) | -7.3% | 0.09 | MDR | 2,748 (81.1) | 1,362 (79.8) | 1,386 (82.4) | +3.2% | XDR | 193 (5.7) | 110 (6.5) | 83 (4.9) | -23.4% | Total | 3,389 (100.0) | 1,706 (100.0) | 1,683 (100) | — | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | AR | 54 (27.7) | 25 (25.9) | 29 (29.9) | +15.5% | 0.33 | MDR | 109 (55.9) | 53 (54.1) | 56 (57.7) | +6.7% | XDR | 32 (16.4) | 20 (20.4) | 12 (12.4) | -39.2% | Total | 195 (100.0) | 98 (100.0) | 97 (100.0) | — | |
| Acinetobacter spp | AR | 52 (34.7) | 21 (37.5) | 31 (33.0) | -10.7% | 0.44 | MDR | 84 (56.0) | 32 (57.1) | 52 (55.3) | -1.8% | XDR | 14 (9.3) | 3 (5.4) | 11 (11.7) | +116.7% | Total | 150 (100.0) | 56 (100.0) | 94 (100.0) | — | |
| Enterococcus spp | AR | 78 (19.2) | 11 (8.7) | 67 (23.8) | +58.6% | < 10-7 | MDR | 317 (77.9) | 104 (82.6) | 213 (75.8) | -8.1% | XDR | 12 (2.9) | 11 (8.7) | 1 (0.4) | -95.4% | Total | 407 (100.0) | 126 (100.0) | 281 (100.0) | — | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Wild | 5 (1.6) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (2.1) | +90.9% | <0.001 | AR | 155 (46.6) | 102 (54.0) | 53 (36.8) | -17.2% | MDR | 164 (49.2) | 77 (40.7) | 87 (60.4) | +48.4% | XDR | 9 (2.7) | 8 (4.2) | 1 (0.7) | -83.3% | Total | 333 (100.0) | 189 (100.0) | 144 (100.0) | — |
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AR: acquired resistance; MDR: multidrug-resistant; XDR: extensively drug-resistant; PDR: pan drug-resistant.
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