Research Article

β-Lactamase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens from Tracheal Aspirates of Intensive Care Unit Patients at National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, Nepal

Table 3

Antibiotic resistance rates (%) for Gram-positive cocci recovered from tracheal aspirate of ICU patients.

AntibioticsS. aureus ( )S. pneumoniae ( )

AmikacinNT100
Ampicillin83.3100
Cefoxitin33.3100
CefotaximeNT100
Cloxacillin33.3NT
Ciprofloxacin33.30
Cotrimoxazole50100
Erythromycin41.7100
Gentamicin33.3100
Methicillin33.3NT
Vancomycin00

NT: not tested.