Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitals in Kumasi, Ghana

Table 3

Sources of E. coli isolates in relation to antibiotic sensitivity patterns as compared to with values provided by the Clinical and Laboratories Standards Institute [7].

Type of reference antibiotics and resistance patterns of E. coli isolates		Source of sample							Total
		Floors	Drainages	Door handles	Benches	Female wards	Male wards	Pediatric wards
Gentamicin
Intermediate	Count (%)	3 (21.4)	1 (7.1)	0 (0)	4 (28.6)	3 (21.4)	1 (7.1)	2 (14.3)	14 (100)
Resistant	Count (%)	9 (20.0)	0 (0)	1 (2.2)	6 (13.3)	9 (20.0)	11 (24.4)	9 (20.0)	45 (100)
Sensitive	Count (%)	8 (21.1)	2 (5.3)	1 (2.6)	7 (18.4)	6 (15.8)	11 (28.9)	3 (7.9)	38 (100)
Ceftriaxone
Intermediate	Count (%)	12 (26.1)	1 (2.2)	2 (4.3)	4 (8.7)	8 (17.4)	14 (30.4)	5 (10.9)	46 (100)
Resistant	Count (%)	3 (11.5)	2 (7.7)	0 (0)	7 (26.9)	4 (15.4)	5 (19.2)	5 (19.2)	26 (100)
Sensitive	Count (%)	5 (20.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (24.0)	6 (24.0)	4 (16.0)	4 (16.0)	25 (100)
Ciprofloxacin
Intermediate	Count (%)	8 (18.6)	1 (2.3)	0 (0)	10 (23.3)	5 (11.6)	15 (34.9)	4 (9.3)	43 (100)
Resistant	Count (%)	9 (29.0)	1 (3.2)	1 (3.2)	4 (12.9)	6 (19.4)	4 (12.9)	6 (19.4)	31 (100)
Sensitive	Count (%)	3 (13.0)	1 (4.3)	1 (4.3)	3 (13.0)	7 (30.4)	4 (17.4)	4 (17.4)	23 (100)
Ampicillin
Intermediate	Count (%)	0 (0)	1 (16.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (16.7)	2 (33.3)	2 (33.3)	6 (100)
Resistant	Count (%)	18 (20.5)	2 (2.3)	2 (2.3)	17 (19.3)	17 (19.3)	20 (22.7)	12 (13.6)	88 (100)
Sensitive	Count (%)	2 (66.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (33.3)	0 (0)	3 (100)
Co-trimoxazole
Intermediate	Count (%)	2 (22.2)	1 (11.1)	0 (0)	1 (11.1)	2 (22.2)	2 (22.2)	1 (11.1)	9 (100)
Resistant	Count (%)	14 (18.4)	1 (1.3)	2 (2.6)	15 (19.7)	14 (18.4)	17 (22.4)	13 (17.1)	76 (100)
Sensitive	Count (%)	4 (33.3)	1 (8.3)	0 (0)	1 (8.3)	2 (16.7)	4 (33.3)	0 (0)	12 (100)