Research Article

Upper Respiratory Tract Colonization by Gram-Negative Rods in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Analysis of Risk Factors

Table 2

Gram-negative rods isolated from upper respiratory tract from examined patients and their resistance patterns.

SpeciesNo. of isolatesResistance pattern (no. of isolates)

Escherichia coli 4S (4)
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae 2S (1); Am (1)
Klebsiella oxytoca 2Am Pip Tic Tob (1); Am Pip Tic (1)
Serratia marcescens 1Am Amc Pip Tzp Tic Tim Cxm Ctx Caz Te
Proteus vulgaris 1Am Amc Pip Tzp Tic Tim Cxm Ctx Caz Fep Atm Ipm Te Sxt
Proteus mirabilis 1Cxm
Citrobacter koseri 1Am Amc Pip Tzp Tic Tim Cxm Ctx Caz
Hafnia alvei 1Am Amc Pip Tzp Tic Tim Cxm Ctx Caz
Pseudomonas aeruginosa1Amc Te Sxt

Am, ampicillin; Amc, amoxycillin/clavulanate acid; Pip, piperacillin; Tzp, piperacillin/tazobactam; Tic, ticarcillin; Tim, ticarcillin/clavulanate acid; Cxm, cefuroxime; Ctx, cefotaxime; Caz, ceftazidime; Fep, cefepime; Atm, aztreonam; Ipm, imipenem; Te, tetracycline; Sxt, trimetoprim/sulfamethoxazole.