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Table 3 Drug resistance in isolates from bone biopsy cultures in war-wounded civilians from Iraq, Syria and Yemen

From: Post-traumatic osteomyelitis in Middle East war-wounded civilians: resistance to first-line antibiotics in selected bacteria over the decade 2006–2016

 

Enterobacteriaceae

S. aureus

P. aeruginosa

N a

n (%)

N a

n (%)

N a

n (%)

Pip/tazob

200

90 (45.0)

–

–

84

21 (25.0)

Cefepime

200

176 (88.0)

–

–

77

67 (87.0)

Imipenem

208

9 (4.3)

–

–

95

6 (6.3)

Ertapenem

85

8 (9.4)

–

–

–

–

Ciprofloxacin

200

117 (58.5)

177

74 (41.8)

90

45 (50.0)

Cotrimoxazole

179

150 (83.8)

144

51 (35.4)

–

–

Erythromycin

–

–

136

74 (54.4)

–

–

Clindamycin

–

–

169

86 (50.8)

–

–

Rifampin

–

–

149

66 (44.3)

–

–

Fusidic acid

–

–

142

69 (48.6)

–

–

  1. aNumber of isolates with susceptibility test result available
  2. bPiperacillin/tazobactam
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