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Table 4 Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Gram negative bacteria from blood cultures in neonatal sepsis, University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, September/2015 to May/2016

From: Bacterial etiologic agents causing neonatal sepsis and associated risk factors in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Bacterial isolates

Number of resistance to antimicrobial agents (%)

SXT

AMC

TE

CIP

CN

CRO

AK

AMP

CAZ

CAF

E.coli (n = 12)

04 (33.3)

3 (25)

2 (16.7)

0 (0)

1 (8.3)

3 (25)

0 (0)

8 (66.7)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.7)

K.pneumoniae (n = 19)

8 (42.1)

6 (31.6)

7 (36.8)

3 (15. 8)

3 (15.8)

15 (78.9)

2 (10.52)

18 (94.7)

2 (10.5)

6 (31.6)

Others (n = 08)

05 (62.5)

02 (25)

01 (12.5)

02 (25)

01 (12.5)

04 (50)

0 (0)

07 (87.5)

02 (25)

02 (25)

Total = 39

17 (43.58)

11 (28.2)

10 (25.6)

5 (12.8)

5 (12.8)

22 (56.4)

2 (5.1)

33 (84.6%)

5 (12.8)

10 (25.6)

  1. Key: SXT Trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole, AMC Amoxicillin-clavulanate, TE Tetracycline, Amp Ampicillin, CIP Ciprofloxacin, CN Gentamicin, AK Amikacin, CRO Ceftriaxon, CAZ: Ceftazidamide, CAF Chloramphenicol, Others:Seratiaspecies (01), Enterobactor species (04) and K. rhinose (03)