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Table 1 Antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacterial pathogens causing UTI among men with prostate enlargement at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania

From: Predominance of multidrug-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections among men with prostate enlargement attending a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Isolate

N

% Antimicrobial resistance

AMP

CN

AMC

CRO

ME

AK

CIP

SXT

CAZ

F

P

E

DA

E. coli

49

95

73

95

79

18

38

98

91

75

53

–

–

–

K. pneumoniae

40

100

55

74

81

22

19

74

95

75

51

–

–

–

P. aeruginosa

16

–

80

–

–

63

50

63

–

87

–

–

–

–

E. cloacae

15

100

79

100

85

26

26

92

100

86

79

–

–

–

P. mirabilis

10

75

50

50

66

33

50

50

50

55

83

–

–

–

A. baumanii

5

–

75

–

100

25

50

75

100

75

–

–

–

–

Other GNB

30

96

68

76

82

31

37

78

82

76

61

–

–

–

S. aureus

33

–

55

–

–

–

–

58

67

–

21

97

85

50

CoNS

3

–

33

–

–

–

–

67

67

–

0.0

67

67

33

Enterococcus spp

2

0

50

–

–

–

–

50

0.0

–

50

50

100

0.0

Total

203

96

78

77

80

33

36

71

72

80

50

71

84

28

  1. Other GNB include: A. hydrophila, B. cepacia, C. freundii, C. violaceum, M. morganii, P. stuartii, S. marmarcescens
  2. N Number of isolates, AMP Ampicillin, CN Gentamicin, AMC Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid, CRO Ceftriaxone, ME Meropenem, AK Amikacin, CIP Ciprofloxacin, SXT Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole, CAZ Ceftazidime, F Nitrofurantoin, P Penicillin, E Erythromycin, DA Clindamycin, CoNS Coagulase-negative staphylococci