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Table 4 Antimicrobial resistance patterns of gram-positive bacterial isolates (n = 78) from suspected otitis media patients with discharge at Jimma Town, Jimma, Southwest, Ethiopia

From: Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria isolated from patients with ear discharge in Jimma Town, Southwest, Ethiopia

Bacterial isolates

Total No. isolates

Resistance pattern of antimicrobial agents (%)

AMP

AMC

CRO

CIP

FOX

E

CN

PG

SXT

DA

OX

TOB

CTZ

CXM

CFT

S. aureus

55

92.7

34.5

34.5

27.3

34.5

58.2

23.6

92.7

80

43.6

34.5

40

34.5

34.5

34.5

CoNS

14

57.1

35.7

28.6

35.7

28.6

57.1

14.3

71.4

78.6

50

28.6

21.4

28.6

28.6

28.6

S. pyogenes

9

11.1

NA

11.1

NA

NA

33.3

11.1

11.1

66.7

33.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Total

78

76.9

34.8

30.8

30

33.3

55.1

20.5

79.5

78.2

43.6

33.3

36.2

33.3

33.3

33.3

  1. Note: CoNS Coagulase-negative staphylococci, AMP ampicillin/amoxicillin, AMC amoxicillin clavulanic acid, CRO ceftriaxone, CIP ciprofloxacin, FOX cefoxitin, E erythromycin, CN gentamicin, PG penicillin G, SXT sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, DA clindamycin, OX oxacillin, TOB tobromycin, CAZ ceftazidime, CXM cefuroxime, CFT cefotaxime, NA not applicable