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Table 4 Susceptibility rate of bacterial isolates to antibiotics

From: Aerobic bacteria associated with diabetic foot ulcers and their susceptibility pattern

Organism

No. of isolates tested

AMX

PN

AUG

E

COT

GEN

OFX

CIP

PEF

CRO

CXM

 

No. (%) of isolates susceptible

S. aureus

31

19 (61.2)

6 (19.4)

NT

21 (67.7)

16 (51.6)

9 (29.0)

8 (25.8)

15 (48.4)

5 (16.1)

10 (32.3)

15 (48.4)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

24

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

6 (25.0)

13 (54.2)

18 (75.0)

11 (45.8)

5 (20.8)

6 (25.0)

E. coli

13

7 (53.8)

2 (15.4)

6 (46.1)

NT

2 (15.4)

4 (30.8)

3 (23.0)

7 (53.8)

8 (61.5)

5 (38.5)

7 (53.8)

Proteus mirabilis

17

11 (64.7)

4 (23.5)

9 (52.9)

NT

10 (58.8)

7 (41.2)

6 (35.2)

10 (58.8)

2 (11.7)

6 (35.3)

8 (47.0)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

12

6 (50.0)

NT

10 (83.3)

NT

4 (33.3)

5 (41.7)

7 (58.3)

9 (75.0)

3 (25.0)

5 (41.7)

8 (66.7)

  1. KEY
  2. AUG augmentin; CIP ciprofloxacin; CRO rocephin; OFX ofloxacin; E erythromycin; PN ampicillin; COT cotrimoxazole: GEN gentamycin; CXM zinaceff; PEF pefloxacin; AMX amoxicillin