- Frequency of antimicrobial resistance of common multiple drug resistance uropathogens (N=87).
| Antibiotics | MDR organisms | Chi-square | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.coli (n=23) | Klebsiella spp (n=26) | Proteus spp (n=24) | Enterococcus spp (n=14) | X2 | P-value | |
| Ciprofloxacin | 19 (82.6) | 24 (92.3) | 22 (91.7) | 14 (100) | 3.360 | 0.339 |
| Gentamicin | 13 (56.5) | 16 (61.5) | 18 (75.0) | 7 (50.0) | 2.874 | 0.411 |
| Ampicillin | 9 (39.1) | 20 (76.9) | 12 (50.0) | 3 (21.4) | 13.187 | 0.004* |
| Amoxcillin/clavulanic acid | 10 (43.5) | 21 (80.8) | 15 (62.5) | 4 (28.6) | 12.649 | 0.005* |
| Piperacillin/tazobactam | 3 (13.0) | 3 (11.5) | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2.918 | 0.404 |
| Ceftriaxone | 9 (39.1) | 22 (84.6) | 11 (45.8) | 2 (14.3) | 20.849 | <0.001* |
| Ceftazidime | 7 (30.4) | 11 (42.3) | 9 (37.5) | 1 (7.1) | 5.586 | 0.134 |
| Cefepime | 7 (30.4) | 12 (46.2) | 10 (41.7) | 1 (7.1) | 6.915 | 0.075 |
| Tetracycline | 1 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.3) | 5 (35.7) | 15.093 | 0.002* |
| Co-trimoxazole | 15 (65.2) | 6 (23.1) | 9 (37.5) | 1 (7.1) | 15.555 | <0.001* |
| X2 | 46.953 | 99.301 | 63.349 | 56.925 | ||
| P-value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | ||
↵* Significant relationship. Values are presented as number and percentage (%). MDR: multiple drug resistance, E. coli: Escherichia coli, spp: several species