Research Article

Bacterial Etiology of Urinary Tract Infection and Antibiogram Profile in Children Attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern for the Gram-positive bacteria isolated from urine cultures of the pediatric patients at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.

Bacterial isolatesAntimicrobial agents tested (n = 10)
PAMP no.(%)PEN no. (%)ERY no. (%)SXT no. (%)CIP no. (%)TET no. (%)CHL no. (%)CN no. (%)NIT no. (%)CLN no. (%)

S. aureus (n = 13)S2 (15.4)4 (30.8)1(7.7)6 (46.1)3 (23.1)4 (30.8)7 (53.8)0 (0)13 (100)
I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)2 (15.4)0 (0)1 (7.7)0 (0)1 (7.7)0 (0)
R11 (84.6)9 (69.2)12 (92.3)5 (38.5)10 (76.9)8 (61.5)6 (46.1)12 (92.3)0 (0)

CoNS (n = 9)S0 (0)7 (77.8)0 (0)8 (88.9)5 (55.6)3 (33.3)8 (88.9)1 (11.1)7 (77.8)
I0 (0)1 (11.1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)4 (44.4)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
R9 (100)1 (11.1)9 (100)1 (11.1)4 (44.4)2 (22.2)1 (11.1)8 (88.9)1 (11.1)

Enterococcus spp. (n = 6)S5 (83.3)0 (0)2 (33.3)4 (66.7)3 (50)0 (0)1 (16.7)
I0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (16.7)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
R1 (16.7)6 (100)4 (66.7)1 (16.7)3 (50)6 (100)5 (83.3)

Total (%)S5 (17.9)2 (7.1)13 (46.4)1 (3.6)18 (64.3)11 (39.3)7 (25)15 (53.6)2 (7.1)20 (71.4)
I001 (3.6)03 (10.7)05 (17.9)01 (3.6)0
R1 (3.6)26 (92.9)14 (50)21 (75)7 (25)17 (60.7)16 (57.1)7 (25)25 (89.3)1 (3.6)

“—” denotes not applicable; P, patterns; CHL, chloramphenicol (30 μg); CIP, ciprofloxacin (5 μg); CN, gentamicin (10 μg); NIT, nitrofurantoin (300 μg); TET, tetracycline (30 μg); SXT, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (1.25/23.75 μg); PEN, penicillin (10 units); CLN, clindamycin (2 μg); AMP, ampicillin (10 μg); ERY, erythromycin (15 μg); S, sensitive; I, intermediate; R, resistant.