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Table 1 Susceptibility profiles of isolates and their distribution in various specimen-types obtained from different categories of patients

From: Analysis for prevalence and physical linkages amongst integrons, ISEcp1, ISCR1, Tn21 and Tn7 encountered in Escherichia coli strains from hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients in Kenya during a 19-year period (1992–2011)

   

Distribution [Number,%] of resistant strains in different specimen types

Distribution [Number,%] of resistant strains according to patient category

 

Number of resistant strains n = 1327

% of resistant strains

Stool n = 505

Urine n = 451

Blood n = 371

Inpatient n = 654

Outpatient n = 673

AMOX

756

57

225 (30)

355 (57)

176 (23)

439 (58)

318 (42)

AMP

809

61

253 (31)

373 (46)

184 (23)

518 (64)

292 (36)

AMC

478

36

143 (30)

249 (52)

86 (18)

329 (69)

148 (31)

AMS

544

41

153 (28)

288 (53)

103 (19)

343 (63)

201 (37)

TZP

279

21

85 (30)

141 (51)

53 (19)

226 (81)

53 (19)

AZT

385

29

121 (31)

191 (50)

73 (19)

258 (67)

127 (33)

CEF

411

31

121 (29)

256 (62)

34 (8)

234 (57)

177 (43)

CRO

358

27

97 (27)

184 (51)

78 (22)

266 (74)

93 (26)

CTX

372

28

102 (27)

197 (53)

73 (19)

290 (78)

82 (22)

CAZ

279

21

83 (30)

142 (51)

54 (19)

201 (72)

78 (28)

FEP

119

9

31 (26)

76 (64)

12 (10)

99 (83)

20 (17)

FOX

106

8

19 (18)

79 (74)

8 (6)

87 (82)

19 (18)

NA

239

18

86 (36)

132 (55)

21 (9)

163 (68)

77 (32)

CIP

106

8

19 (18)

79 (75)

8 (8)

65 (61)

41 (39)

STRP

491

37

145 (30)

271 (55)

75 (15)

290 (59)

201 (41)

K

305

23

85 (28)

167 (55)

53 (17)

195 (64)

110 (36)

CN

239

18

71 (30)

131 (54)

37 (16)

170 (71)

69 (29)

NEO

212

16

71 (34)

120 (56)

21 (10)

174 (82)

38 (18)

F

385

29

89 (23)

254 (66)

42 (11)

277 (72)

108 (28)

C

478

36

167 (35)

233 (49)

78 (16)

320 (67)

158 (33)

SUL

637

48

189 (30)

356 (56)

92 (14)

440 (69)

197 (31)

TET

703

53

218 (31)

353 (50)

132 (19)

478 (68)

225 (32)

TRIM

557

42

167 (30)

290 (52)

100 (18)

379 (68)

178 (32)

  1. The distribution of resistant strains in different specimen-types obtained from inpatients and outpatients. The percentages are calculated based on the total number of strains resistant to a given antimicrobial in different specimen types and category of patients. AMOX: amoxicillin, AMP: ampicillin, AMC: amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, AMS: ampicillin-sulbactam, TZP: piperacillin-tazobactam, AZT: Aztreonam, CEF: cefuroxime, CRO: ceftriaxone, CTX: cefotaxime, CAZ: ceftazidime, FEP: cefepime, FOX: cefoxitin, NA: nalidixic acid, CIP: ciprofloxacin, STRP: streptomycin, K: kanamycin, CN: gentamicin, NEO: neomycin, F: nitrofurantoin, C: chloramphenicol, SUL: sulfamethoxazole, TET: Tetracylines, TRIM: Trimethoprim.