Evaluating the Trends of Bloodstream Infections among Pediatric and Adult Patients at a Teaching Hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal: Role of Drug Resistant Pathogens

Table 3

Trends of antimicrobial susceptibilities of gram negative isolates (excluding Salmonella) among pediatric and adult patients ().

		AMP	COT	CIP	LEV	CFM	CAZ	GEN	AK	IPM	MRP	PIT	C	PB
Escherichia coli	Pediatric	4 (50.0)	2 (25.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (25.0)	2 (25.0)	4 (50.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (25.0)	0 (0.0)	—
	Adults	8 (66.7)	4 (33.3)	10 (83.3)	10 (83.3)	8 (66.7)	8 (66.7)	4 (33.3)	4 (33.3)	2 (16.7)	2 (16.7)	2 (16.7)	4 (33.3)	—
Klebsiella spp.	Pediatric	3 (100)	2 (66.7)	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	—
	Adults	4 (100)	3 (75)	3 (75.0)	3 (75.0)	3 (75.0	3 (75.0	3 (75.0	3 (75.0)	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	—
Pseudomonas spp.	Pediatric	—	—	2 (25.0)	1 (12.5)	—	1 (12.5)	2 (25.0)	1 (12.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (12.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
	Adults	—	—	30 (96.7)	27 (87.0)	—	6 (19.3)	21 (67.7)	18 (58.0)	7 (22.5)	7 (22.5)	9 (29.0)	4 (12.9)	0 (0.0)
Acinetobacter spp.	Pediatric	—	5 (55.5)	4 (44.4)	2 (22.2)	4 (44.4)	4 (44.4)	5 (55.5)	3 (33.3)	1 (11.1)	1 (11.1)	1 (11.1)	3 (33.3)	—
	Adults	—	11 (52.3)	10 (47.2)	8 (38.1)	14 (66.7)	14 (66.7)	8 (38.1)	8 (38.1)	5 (23.8)	5 (23.8)	5 (23.8)	8 (38.1)	—

AMP = ampicillin, COT = cotrimoxazole (trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole), CIP = ciprofloxacin, LEV = levofloxacin, CFM = cefixime, CAZ = ceftazidime, GEN = gentamycin, AK = amikacin, IPM = imipenem, MRP = meropenem, PIT = piperacillin + tazobactam, C = chloramphenicol, PB = polymyxin.