Research Article

Contamination of the Surfaces of a Health Care Environment by Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Bacteria

Table 2

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of GNB and Staphylococcus aureus.

AntibioticsEnterobacteriaceae (n = 62)
Enterobacter spp. (n = 19)Klebsiella spp. (n = 18)Serratia spp. (n = 10)Proteus spp. (n = 8)Citrobacter spp. (n = 5)E. coli (n = 2)P. aeruginosa (n = 18)Acinetobacter (n = 6)S. aureus (n = 47)

Penicillin25 (53.2%)
Ampicillin19 (100%)18 (100%)10 (10%)5 (63%)4 (80%)1 (50%)
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid18 (95%)15 (83.3%)10 (100%)3 (38%)5 (100%)1 (50%)
Piperacillin7 (36.8%)10 (55.6%)10 (100%)003 (60%)1 (50%)8 (44.4%)5 (83%)
Piperacillin + tazobactam4 (21%)1 (5.6%)2 (20%)001 (20%)004 (22.2%)3 (50%)
Ticarcillin11 (57.9%)13 (72.2%)9 (90%)003 (60%)008 (44.4%)5 (83%)
Ceftriaxone11 (57.9%)5 (27.8%)2 (20%)4 (50%)1 (20%)004 (67%)
Ceftazidime8 (42.1%)6 (33.3%)2 (20%)0 (13%)1 (20%)1 (50%)8 (44.4%)4 (67%)
Cefepime0000000000000000
Cefoxitin8 (42.1%)6 (33.3%)8 (80%)001 (20%)2 (100%)21 (44.7%)
Erythromycin26 (55.3%)
Imipenem00 (00%)00 (0%)00 (0%)0000001 (5.6%)3 (50%)
Chloramphenicol6 (31.6%)10 (55.6%)00 (0%)5 (63%)2 (40%)0021 (44.7%)
Gentamicin10 (52.6%)1 (5.6%)8 (80%)2 (25%)1 (20%)008 (44.4%)2 (33.3%)19 (40.4%)
Kanamycin27 (57.4%)
Tetracycline14 (73.7%)7 (38.9%)7 (70%)2 (25%)1 (20%)1 (50%)5 (83%)25 (53.2%)
Ciprofloxacin5 (26.3%)6 (33.3%)5 (50%)7 (88%)3 (60%)0010 (55.6%)2 (33.3%)29 (61.7%)
Levofloxacin4 (21%)4 (22.2%)2 (20%)1 (13%)1 (20%)008 (44.4%)5 (83%)6 (12.8%)
Fusidic acid16 (34.04%)
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol9 (47.37%)8 (44.4%)2 (20%)3 (38%)2 (40%)2 (100%)19 (40.4%)
ESBL8 (42.11%)9 (50%)2 (20%)00001 (50%)

—: not applicable; ESBL: extended-spectrum beta-lactamase.