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Table 5 Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of meningococcal isolates among primary school children in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, January to April 2019

From: Carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis, antibiotic susceptibility pattern and associated risk factors among primary school children in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

Antimicrobials

Sensitivity

N. meningitidis (n = 53)

A = 13

B = 4

C = 8

W/Y = 11

X = 5

NG = 12

Total (=53) n (%)

Cefotaxime

S

8

1

7

5

3

10

34 (64.2)

R

5

3

1

6

2

2

19 (35.8)

Minocycline

S

9

3

8

10

5

12

47 (88.7)

R

4

1

 

1

  

6 (11.3)

Meropenem

S

10

3

8

9

5

10

45 (84.9)

R

3

1

 

2

 

2

8 (15.1)

Azithromycin

S

12

4

8

10

5

12

51 (96.2)

R

1

  

1

  

2 (3.8)

Ciprofloxacin

S

7

2

6

4

2

7

28 (52.8)

I

   

1

  

1 (1.9)

R

6

2

2

6

3

5

24 (45.3)

Trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole

S

1

 

1

3

 

5

10 (18.9)

I

1

   

1

2

4 (7.5)

R

11

4

7

8

4

5

39 (73.6)

Chloramphenicol

S

13

3

8

8

5

12

49 (92.5)

I

   

1

  

1 (1.9)

R

 

1

 

2

  

3 (5.7)

Rifampin

S

8

2

7

8

5

9

39 (73.6)

I

2

 

1

  

1

4 (7.5)

R

3

2

 

2

 

2

9 (17)

  1. A Serogrup A, B Serogroup B, C Serogroup C, W/Y Serogroup W/Y, X Serogroup X, NG Non-serogroupable, S Sensitive, R Resistance, I Intermediate