Throat Swab Culture Positivity and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Children 2–5 Years of Age Suspected of Bacterial Tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospitals, Somaliland: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Antibiotic resistance profile of isolates from children 2 to 5 years of age with suspicion of bacterial tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospital.
Antibiotics tested
Beta-hemolytic streptococci
S. aureus
S. pneumoniae
M. catarr halis
P. aeruginosa
K. pneumoniae
Total
(n = 78)
(n = 42)
(n = 10)
(n = 4)
(n = 3)
(n = 6)
(n = 143)
#T
R%
#T
R%
#T
R%
#T
R%
#T
R%
#T
R%
#T
R%
Cefoxitin
NA
NA
42
19 (45.2)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
78
6 (7.7)
42
10 (23.8)
10
0
4
2 (50)
3
1 (33.3)
6
2 (33.3)
143
21 (14.7)
Ciprofloxacin
78
8 (10.3)
42
15 (35.7)
10
0
4
2 (50)
3
3 (100)
6
2 (33.3)
143
30 (21)
Clarithromycin
78
22 (28.2)
42
16 (38.1)
10
3 (30)
4
2 (50)
3
1 (33.3)
6
2 (33.3)
143
46 (32.2)
Gentamicin
78
33 (42.3)
42
13 (31)
10
6 (60)
4
3 (75)
3
2 (66.7)
6
2 (33.3)
143
59 (41.3)
Ofloxacin
78
34 (43.6)
42
11 (26.2)
10
1 (10)
4
0
3
2 (66.7)
6
1 (16.7)
143
49 (34.3)
Erythromycin
78
22 (28.2)
42
11 (26.2)
10
3 (30)
4
3 (75)
3
2 (66.7)
NA
NA
137
41 (29.9)
Ampicillin
78
74 (94.9)
42
35 (83.3)
10
10 (100)
4
4 (100)
3
3 (100)
NA
NA
137
126 (91.9)
Total
546
199 (36.4)
294
111 (37.8)
70
23 (32.9)
28
16 (57.1)
21
14 (66.7)
30
9 (30)
989
372 (37.6)
#T: number of isolates tested and R%: percent of isolates resistant to antimicrobial agents.
