Research Article

Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Associated Factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization Rate among Old-Age Patients with Respiratory Tract Infection Attending Sheik Hassan Yebere Referral and Karamara General Hospitals, Jigjiga, Ethiopia

Table 6

MDR (Multidrug Resistance) S. pneumoniae isolated from old age patients who attended Sheik Hassan Yebere Referral and Karamara General Hospitals Jigjiga, Ethiopia from March 1 to April 15, 2020 (N = 26).

Antimicrobial agentsResistant
n (%)

DoubleAmpicillin + oxacillin2 (7.6%)
Ampicillin + tetracycline2 (7.6%)
Ceftriaxone + tetracycline1 (3.8%)
Tetracycline + chloraphenicol1 (3.8%)
Ampicillin + chloraphenicol1 (3.8%)
Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole + tetracycline2 (7.6%)
Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole + ampicillin1 (3.8%)
MultipleTrimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole + ceftriaxone + tetracycline2 (7.6%)
Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole + Ceftriaxone + Tetracycline + oxacillin1 (3.8%)
Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole + ampicillin + tetracycline2 (7.6%)
Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole + ampicillin + tetracycline + oxacillin1 (3.8%)