Research Article

Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Determinants and OqxAB Efflux Pumps among Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Patients with Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infection in Tehran, Iran

Table 2

Antimicrobial susceptibly pattern of 247 ESBL producing K. pneumoniae isolated from patients with UTI to 15 antimicrobial agents.

AntibioticsAntibiotic susceptibility ( = 247)
RIS
(%) (%) (%)

Cefotaxime197 (79.7)5 (2.1)45 (18.2)
Ceftazidime201 (81.4)10 (4)36 (14.6)
Ceftriaxone160 (64.8)4 (1.6)83 (33.6)
Cefpodoxime188 (76.2)7 (2.8)52 (21)
Piperacillin160 (64.8)0 (0)87 (35.2)
Aztreonam168 (68)0 (0)79 (32)
Imipenem93 (37.7)4 (1.6)150 (60.7)
Amikacin86 (34.8)6 (2.4)155 (62.8)
Gentamicin143 (57.9)15 (6.1)89 (36)
Norfloxacin199 (80.5)4 (1.6)44 (17.9)
Ciprofloxacin150 (60.8)6 (2.4)91 (36.8)
Nalidixic acid155 (62.8)12 (4.8)80 (32.4)
Cotrimoxazole178 (72.1)5 (2)64 (25.9)
Tetracycline120 (48.6)8 (3.2)119 (48.2)
Tigecycline35 (14.2)0 (0)212 (85.8)