Research Article

Microbiologic Spectrum and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Patients with Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infection

Table 3

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolated organisms from urine samples.

OrganismType of antibioticSusceptibility level
SusceptibleIntermediateResistant

E. coli Imipenem514 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Amikacin483 (94.2%)10 (1.9%)20 (3.9%)
Nitrofurantoin445 (90.1%)22 (4.5%)27 (5.5%)
Gentamicin370 (71.8%)23 (4.5%)122 (23.7%)
Cefepime322 (63%)25 (4.9%)164 (32.1%)
Ceftazidime301 (58.7%)21 (4.1%)191 (37.2%)
Ceftriaxone289 (57%)23 (4.5%)195 (38.5%)
Ciprofloxacin286 (55.6%)35 (6.8%)193 (37.5%)
Cotrimoxazole224 (47.1%)17 (3.6%)235 (49.4%)
Cephalothin145 (28.4%)77 (15.1%)289 (56.6%)

Klebsiella Imipenem57 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Meropenem26 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Amikacin55 (96.4%)0 (0%)2 (3.5%)
Ciprofloxacin47 (83.9%)0 (0%)9 (16.1%)
Gentamicin46 (80.7%)1 (1.8%)10 (17.5%)
Cefepime41 (71.9%)3 (5.3%)13 (22.8%)
Ceftazidime36 (65.5%)1 (1.8%)18 (32.7%)
Ceftriaxone35 (63.6%)4 (7.3%)16 (29.1%)
Cotrimoxazole34 (63%)2 (3.7%)18 (33.3%)
Nitrofurantoin31 (58.5%)8 (15.1%)14 (26.4%)
Cephalothin30 (54.5%)4 (7.3%)21 (38.2%)
Ampicillin3 (5.6%)1 (1.9%)50 (92.6%)
Coamoxiclav15 (27.3%)6 (10.9%)34 (61.8%)

Enterococcus Nitrofurantoin40 (74.1%)5 (9.3%)9 (16.7%)
Gentamicin22 (47.8%)3 (6.5%)21 (45.7%)
Vancomycin26 (44.8%)0 (0%)32 (55.2%)
Cotrimoxazole16 (38.1%)2 (4.8%)24 (57.1%)
Ciprofloxacin19 (35.2%)16 (29.4%)19 (35.2%)
Erythromycin16 (27.6%)8 (41.4%)34 (58.6%)
Clindamycin3 (5.9%)0 (0%)48 (94.1%)