Table 4

- Resistance patterns of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis isolates, stratified by gender.

SpeciesAntibiotic ↓MalesFemalesP-values
No. of isolates testedNon-susceptibleNo. of isolates testedNon-susceptible
E. coliAmpicillin4133 (80.5)*324200 (61.7)0.018
Ceftriaxone4617 (37.0)*41288 (21.4)0.016
Ciprofloxacin4222 (52.4)*39893 (23.4)<0.001
Imipenem170 (0.0)*880 (0.0)N/A
Meropenem170 (0.0)*890 (0.0)N/A
Nitrofurantoin421 (2.4)*40715 (3.7)0.664
TZP80 (0.0)*543 (5.6)0.494
TMP/SMX4421 (47.7)*412152 (36.9)0.159
Gentamicin260 (0.0)*1229 (7.4)0.153
Amox-clav92 (22.2)*6218 (29.0)0.671
K. pneumoniaAmpicillin2525 (100)4949 (100)N/A
Ceftriaxone2610 (38.5)479 (19.1)0.071
Ciprofloxacin1910 (52.6)4313 (30.2)0.092
Imipenem100 (0.0)90 (0.0)N/A
Meropenem100 (0.0)90 (0.0)N/A
Nitrofurantoin2013 (65.0)4427 (61.4)0.780
TZP51 (20.0)40 (0.0)0.342
TMP/SMX1914 (73.7)449 (20.4)<0.001
Gentamicin211 (4.8)222 (9.1)0.577
Amox-clav61 (16.7)61 (16.7)1
P. mirabilisAmpicillin52 (40.0)136 (46.1)0.882
Ceftriaxone61 (16.7)152 (13.3)0.865
Ciprofloxacin61 (16.7)152 (13.3)0.865
Imipenem10 (0.0)11 (100)0.386
Meropenem20 (0.0)20 (0.0)N/A
Nitrofurantoin66 (100)1515 (100)1
TMP/SMX62 (33.3)154 (26.7)0.821
Gentamicin40 (0.0)31 (33.3)0.286
Amox-clav11 (100)31 (33.3)0.540

Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). *Non-susceptibility includes resistant and intermediate susceptibility isolates.

E. coli: Escherichia coli, K. pneumoniae: Klebsiella pneumoniae, P. mirabilis: Proteus mirabilis, TZP: piperacillin-tazobactam,

TMP/SMX: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, Amox-clav: amoxicillin and clavulanate, N/A: not available