Research Article

High Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance among Bacteria Causing Pyogenic Wound Infections at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 2

Antibiogram of Gram positive isolates.

AntibioticsStaphylococcus aureus ()Streptococcus pyogenes ()Enterococcus spp. ()
Sensitive%Resistant%Sensitive%Resistant%Sensitive%Resistant%

Ampicillin72 (17.48)340 (82.52)44 (88.0)6 (12.0)8 (44.44)10 (55.56)
Cotrimoxazole224 (54.37)188 (45.63)41 (82.0)9 (18.0)
Gentamycin348 (84.47)64 (15.53)16 (88.89)2 (11.11)
Amikacin383 (92.96)29 (7.04)16 (88.89)2 (11.11)
Ciprofloxacin182 (44.17)230 (55.83)45 (90.0)5 (10.0)14 (77.78)4 (22.22)
Cefoxitin282 (68.44)130 (31.56)45 (90.0)5 (10.0)
Cefotaxime282 (68.44)130 (31.56)45 (90.0)5 (10.0)
Cloxacillin260 (63.11)152 (36.89)
Erythromycin224 (54.37)188 (45.63)48 (96.0)2 (4.0)
Clindamycin279 (67.72)133 (32.28)48 (96.0)2 (4.0)
Piperacillin + taz.271 (65.78)141 (34.22)16 (88.89)2 (11.11)
Imipenem282 (68.44)130 (31.56)16 (88.89)2 (11.11)
Vancomycin412 (100.0)0 (0.0)50 (100.0)0 (0.0)18 (100.0)0 (0.0)
Teicoplanin412 (100.0)0 (0.0)50 (100.0)0 (0.0)18 (100.0)0 (0.0)