Bacterial and Parasitic Assessment from Fingernails in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 6

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of different Gram-negative bacterial species isolated from finger nail content of food handlers working at food service establishments in Debre Markos University (1st January 2015 to 31st June 2016).

Bacterial isolate	Total	Sensitivity pattern n (%)	Ampicillin	Gentam	Tetracy	Ciprof	Cotrimoxazol	Chlora	Norflo
Escherichia coli	6	S	2 (33.3)	4 (66.7)	3 (50)	6 (100)	5 (83.3)	3 (50)	6 (100)
		R	4 (66.7)	2 (33.3)	3 (50)	0 (0)	1 (16.7)	3 (50)	0 (0)
Klebsiella spp.	6	S	2 (33.3)	4 (66.7)	4 (66.7)	6 (100)	5 (83.3)	4 (66.7)	6 (100)
		R	4 (66.7)	2 (33.3)	2 (33.3)	0 (0)	1 (16.7)	2 (33.3)	0 (0)
Citrobacter spp	3	S	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	3 (100)	3 (100)	1 (33.3)	3 (100)
		R	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	3 (33)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (66.7)	0 (0)
Enterobacter spp	4	S	3 (75)	3 (75)	3 (75)	4 (100)	4 (100)	3 (75)	4 (100)
		R	1 (25)	1 (25)	1 (25)	0 (0)		1 (25)	0 (0)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	3	S	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	2 (66.7)	3 (100)	2 (66.7)	2 (66.7)	3 (100)
		R	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0 (0)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	0 (0)
Seratia	2	S	1 (50)	1 (50)	2 (100)	2 (100)	2 (100)	1 (50)	2 (100)
		R	1 (50)	1 (50)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (50)	0 (0)
Proteus	3	S	2 (66.7)	3 (100)	2 (66.7)	3 (100)	3 (100)	1 (33.3)	3 (100)
		R	1 (33.3)	0 (0)	1 (33)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (66.7)	0 (0)

SPP: species; Gentam: gentamycin; Tetracy: tetracycline; Ciprof: ciprofloxacin.