Research Article

Bacteriological Safety of Blood Collected for Transfusion at University of Gondar Hospital Blood Bank, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern bacteria isolated from blood units collected for transfusion.

Drugs testedSpecies isolated (%)
S. aureus CoNSStreptococci E. coli Klebsiella Enterobacter Citrobacter

AMP
 S5 (55.6)2 (50)1 (100)2 (66.7)2 (100)0 (0)1 (100)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (100)0 (0)
 R4 (44.4)2 (50)0 (0)1 (33.3)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
CN
 S9 (100)4 (100)1 (100)3 (100)2 (100)1 (100)1 (100)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
MET
 S8 (88.9)4 (100)1 (100)NANANANA
 I1 (11.1)0 (0)0 (0)NANANANA
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)NANANANA
TE
 S7 (77.8)4 (100)1 (100)2 (66.7)1 (50)1 (100)0 (0)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (33.3)0 (0)0 (0)1 (100)
 R2 (22.2)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)0 (0)
VA
 S9 (100)4 (100)1 (100)NANANANA
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)NANANANA
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)NANANANA
P
 S4 (44.4)2 (50)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 R5 (55.6)2 (50)1 (100)3 (100)2 (100)1 (100)1 (100)
CIP
 S9 (100)4 (100)1 (100)0 (0)1 (50)0 (0)0 (0)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (66.7)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (33.3)1 (50)1 (100)1 (100)
C
 S9 (100)4 (100)1 (100)3 (100)2 (100)1 (100)1 (100)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
SXT
 S8 (88.9)4 (100)1 (100)3 (100)1 (50)0 (0)1 (100)
 I1 (11.1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (50)1 (100)0 (0)
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
DA
 S7 (77.8)4 (100)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 I0 (0)0 (0)1 (100)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (100)
 R2 (22.2)0 (0)0 (0)3 (100)1 (50)1 (100)0 (0)
CRO
 S9 (100)2 (50)1 (100)3 (100)2 (100)1 (100)0 (0)
 I0 (0)2 (50)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (100)
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
AMC
 S9 (100)4 (100)1 (100)3 (100)2 (100)1 (100)1 (100)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
E
 S7 (77.8)4 (100)1 (100)3 (100)2 (100)1 (100)1 (100)
 I1 (11.1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 R1 (11.1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
DO
 S9 (100)4 (100)1 (100)3 (100)2 (100)1 (100)1 (100)
 I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 R0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)

AMP: Ampicillin; CN: Gentamicin; TE: Tetracycline; CIP: Ciprofloxacin; C: Chloramphenicol; SXT: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; CRO: Ceftriaxone; AMC: Amoxicillin; P: Penicillin G; MET: Methicillin; VA: Vancomycin; DA: Clindamycin; E: Erythromycin; DO: Doxycycline; NA: not applicable; CoNS: Coagulase negative Staphylococci species; S: sensitive; I: intermediate; R: resistance.