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Bacterial pathogen isolation and percentage of antimicrobial resistance, out-patient setting

Bacterial pathogen isolation and percentage of antimicrobial resistance, out-patient setting

The presented figures refer to specimens received during the designated year.

Throat swab specimens
Organism Drugs 2025
Beta-haemolytic streptococci of Lancefield Group A, C & G Penicillin R 0 (0.0%)
I 0 (0.0%)
Erythromycin R 10 (55.6%)
I 0 (0.0%)
No. 18

 

Sputum specimens
Organism Drugs 2025
Streptococcus pneumoniae Penicillin R 21 (25.3%)
I 19 (22.9%)
Erythromycin R 66 (79.5%)
I (0.0%)
Levofloxacin R (1.2%)
I 1 (1.2%)
No. 83
Haemophilus influenzae Ampicillin R 468 (63.9%)
I (0.0%)
Amoxicillin - clavulanic acid R 165 (22.5%)
I 58 (7.9%)
No. 732
Moraxella catarrhalis BL + 1088 (99.7%)
No. 1091

 

Urine specimens
Organism Drugs / Resistance phenotype 2025
Escherichia coli Ampicillin R 5406 (66.2%)
I 76 (0.9%)
Amoxicillin - clavulanic acid R 492 (6.0%)
I 822 (10.1%)
Nitrofurantoin R 51 (0.6%)
I 83 (1.0%)
Co-trimoxazole R 2573 (31.5%)
I 4 (0.0%)
Levofloxacin R 3038 (37.2%)
I 355 (4.3%)
ESBL + 1442 (17.6%)
Imipenem R 35 (0.43%)
I 2 (0.02%)
KPC + 0 (0.00%)
NDM + 34 (0.42%)
OXA-48-like + 1 (0.01%)
No. 8171
Klebsiella pneumoniae complex* Amoxicillin - clavulanic acid R 104 (6.9%)
I 89 (5.9%)
Nitrofurantoin R 124 (8.2%)
I 243 (16.1%)
Co-trimoxazole R 235 (15.6%)
I 3 (0.2%)
Levofloxacin R 120 (8.0%)
I 69 (4.6%)
ESBL + 120 (8.0%)
Imipenem R (0.20%)
I 3 (0.20%)
KPC + 0 (0.00%)
NDM + 2 (0.13%)
OXA-48-like + 1 (0.07%)
No. 1508
Proteus mirabilis^ Ampicillin R 644 (45.6%)
I 1 (0.1%)
Amoxicillin - clavulanic acid R 193 (13.7%)
I 154 (10.9%)
Co-trimoxazole R 582 (41.2%)
I 2 (0.1%)
Levofloxacin R 290 (20.6%)
I 42 (3.0%)
No. 1411

 

Enteric specimens
Organism Drugs 2025
Campylobacter spp. Erythromycin R 5 (16.1%)
I 1 (3.2%)
No. 31
Salmonella spp. Ampicillin R 48 (66.7%)
I 0 (0.0%)
Co-trimoxazole R 14 (19.4%)
I 2 (2.8%)
Ciprofloxacin R 3 (4.2%)
I 53 (73.6%)
No. 72
Shigella spp. Ampicillin R 0 (-)
 I 0 (-)
Amoxicillin - clavulanic acid R 0 (-)
I 0 (-)
No. 0
Vibrio spp. Tetracycline R 0 (0.0%)
I 0 (0.0%)
No. 12

 

Soft tissue specimens
Organism Drugs 2025
Staphylococcus aureus Oxacillin
[MRSA]
R 247 (26.8%)
No. 920


Abbreviations:
R = resistant
I = intermediate
+ = positive
MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
BL = beta-lactamase
ESBL = extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
Klebsiella pneumoniae complex is 100% resistant to ampicillin.
^ Proteus mirabilis is 100% resistant to nitrofurantoin.