Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella and Shigella among Diarrheic Patients Attending Selected Health Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Salmonella and Shigella isolates.

Resistant pattern	No. of isolates with this resistance pattern (%)	Resistant to how many antimicrobials
Salmonella (N = 36)
—	30 (83.3)	0
Am	1 (2.8)	1
An	1 (2.8)	1
Am, Te	1 (2.8)	2
S, Na	1 (2.8)	2
Am, S, Sxt	1 (2.8)	3
Am, Cro, Te	1 (2.8)	3
Shigella (N = 24)
—	4 (16)	0
Am	3 (12.5)	1
Azm	2 (8.3)	1
NA	3 (12.5)	1
Te	1 (4.2)	1
Am, Amc	3 (12.5)	2
Am, SXT	1 (4.2)	2
Am, Te	1 (4.2)	2
C, Te	1 (4.2)	2
Am, S, Te	1 (4.2)	3
S, Te, STX	1 (4.2)	3
Am, Amc, S, Te, SXT	1 (4.2)	5
Am, S, Te, Na, SXT	1 (4.2)	5
Am, Amc, S, Te, Na, SXT	1 (4.2)	6

Am: ampicillin; Amc: amoxicillin + clavulanic acid; An: amikacin; C: chloramphenicol; Cro: ceftriaxone; Na: nalidixic acid; Te: tetracycline; S: streptomycin; SXT: sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim; Azm: azithromycin.