Research Article

Antimicrobial Resistance among Pregnant Women with Urinary Tract Infections Attending Antenatal Clinic at Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital (LMUTH), Lusaka, Zambia

Table 2

Susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus.

Antibiotics testedStaphylococcus aureus (n = 50)Streptococcus spp. (n = 10)
TotalResistance (n %)TotalResistance n (%)

Nitrofurantoin52 (40%)21 (50%)
Nalidixic acid53 (60%)00 (0%)
Chloramphenicol41 (25%)10 (0%)
Norfloxacin53 (60%)11 (100%)
Co-trimoxazole73 (43%)21 (50%)
Ciprofloxacin61 (17%)31 (33%)
Cefotaxime10 (0%)
Gentamicin63 (50%)
Penicillin20 (0%)
Ampicillin21 (50%)
Erythromycin74 (57%)10 (0%)