Research Article

Different Patterns of Bacterial Species and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Diabetic Foot Syndrome with and without Coexistent Ischemia

Table 5

Susceptibility of bacterial strains to antibiotics in the entire study group, in people with or without PAD (peripheral arterial disease).

Antibacterial agentSusceptibility in all patientsSusceptibility in patients with PADSusceptibility in patients without PADStatistical significance,

Penicillins and penicillins with beta-lactamase inhibitor
Penicillin G23%20%28%
Ampicillin27%26%30%
Amoxicillin26%25%30%
Amoxicillin with clavulanate53%51%61%
Piperacillin with tazobactam57%57%59%
Cephalosporins
Cephalexin26%24%31%
Cephadroxyl
Cefazolin
Cefaclor
Cefuroxime35%33%39%
Ceftazidime30%33%24%
Cefotaxime48%47%50%
Ceftriaxone49%47%51%
Cefixime31%32%27%
Ceftybuten30%32%27%
Cefepime62%62%64%
Ceftalozane37%39%32%
Ceftaroline58%56%64%
Monobactams
Aztreonam29%31%22%
Carbapenems
Meropenem82%83%80%
Imipenem with cilastatin79%80%76%
Ertapenem79%79%81%
Glycopeptides
Vancomycin50%46%58%
Teicoplanin50%46%59%
Dalbavancin50%47%59%
Lipopeptides
Daptomycin48%45%57%
Aminoglycosides
Gentamicin65%67%63%
Amikacin65%66%65%
Tobramycin68%68%69%
Tetracyclines
Doxycycline40%38%44%
Glycylcycline
Tigecycline75%53%80%
Macrolides
Erythromycin9%9%11%
Clarithromycin9%8%10%
Azithromycin
Lincosamides
Clindamycin24%22%28%
Oxazolidinones
Linezolid47%43%56%
Fluoroquinolones
Ciprofloxacin35%36%29%
Levofloxacin37%39%29%
Moxifloxacin31%34%24%
Sulfonamides
Cotrimoxazole45%45%46%
Nitroimidazoles
Metronidazole4%5%2%
Polymyxins
Colistin34%38%26%