Table 5 Resistance pattern of most common Gram-negative organisms towards antimicrobials
From: Clinical and bacteriological profile of diabetic foot infections in a tertiary care
Antimicrobial agents | Gram-negative organisms (% resistant) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. aeruginosa | Proteus spp. | K. pneumonia | ||||
n = 192 | (%) | n = 74 | (%) | n = 71 | (%) | |
Amikacin | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amoxicillin clavulanic acid | 22 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 18 |
Ampicillin | – | – | 33 | 45 | 56 | 79 |
Cefotaxime | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
Ceftazidime | 20 | 10 | – | – | – | – |
Cefuroxime | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Ciprofloxacin | 34 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 14 |
Gentamicin | 16 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 11 |
Imipenem | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Piperacillin | 17 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 38 |
Piperacillin-Tazobactam | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Sulphonamides Trimethoprim | – | – | 17 | 23 | – | – |