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Table 3 Resistances patterns of the bacterial isolates form stethoscope diaphragms to commonly used antibiotic discs at JUSH, May–Sep. 2011

From: Bacterial contamination, bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates from stethoscopes at Jimma University Specialized Hospital

Antibiotics tested

 

Resistances pattern of the isolates

S. aureus

CoNS

Klebsiella spp.

Citrobacter spp.

Salmonella spp

Proteus spp.

Enterobacter spp.

P. aeruginos

E. coli

Total

No = 79

No = 103

No = 12

No = 11

. No = 9

No = 9

No = 8

a No = 3

No = 2

236

AP(10 μg)

-

-

8(66.7)

11(100)

9(100)

9(100)

5(62.5)

3(100)

1(50)

46(

C(30 μg)

35(44.3)

59(57.3)

6(50)

9(81.8)

8(88.9)

5(55.5)

3(37.5)

3(100)

0

128

CIP(5 μg)

14(17.7)

10(9.7)

0

3(27.3)

0

1(11.1)

3(37.5)

0

0

31

CN(10 μg)

21(26.6)

16(15.5)

5(41.6)

8(72.7)

9(100)

6(66.6)

3(37.5)

3(100)

0

71

CTX(30 μg)

-

-

9(75)

10(90.9)

9(100)

9(100)

6(75)

3(100)

1(50)

47

DA (2 μg)

8(10.4)

9(8.7)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

E (15 μg)

22(27.8)

27(26.2)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

49

FOX(30 μg)

21(26.6)

31(30.1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52

NA(30 μg)

-

-

2(16.7)

3(27.3)

0

0

0

1(33.3)

1(50)

7

NOR(10 μg)

-

-

0

2(18.2)

0

1(11.1)

1(12.5)

0

0

4

P(10 IU)

60(75.9)

90(87.4)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

150

TE(30 μg)

36(45.6)

33(41.8)

5(41.7)

7(63.6)

0

0

4(50)

3(100)

0

88

TS(25 μg)

29(36.2)

30(29.1)

5(41.7)

6(54.5)

0

0

3(37.5)

3(100)

0

76

VA (30 μg)

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

  1. Key: Not done, 0 100 percent susceptible, μg Microgram, No Number, CoNS Coagulase negative staphylococci, AP Ampicillin, C Chloramphenicol, CIP Ciprofloxacin, CN Gentamicin, CTX Cefotaxime, DA Clindamycin, E Erythromycin, FOX Cefoxitin, NOR Norfloxacin, P Penicillin G, TS Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole/co-trimoxazole, TE Tetracycline, VA Vancomycin.