Susceptibility to selected antimicrobial agents of all Escherichia coli isolates, E. coli that did not produce extended-spectrum β-lactamase and E. coli that produced extended-spectrum β-lactamase, 2016
Agent | % of isolates susceptible | p value* | ||
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All Escherichia coli n = 513 | Non–ESBL-producing Escherichia coli n = 424 | ESBL-producing Escherichia coli n = 89 | ||
Ciprofloxacin | 64.3 | 75.7 | 10.1 | < 0.001 |
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole | 66.9 | 73.8 | 33.7 | < 0.001 |
Tobramycin | 80.5 | 87.3 | 48.3 | < 0.001 |
Gentamicin | 85.4 | 88.2 | 71.9 | < 0.001 |
Ceftriaxone | 81.3 | 98.3 | 0.0 | < 0.001 |
Ertapenem | 99.8 | 100.0 | 98.9 | 0.2 |
Meropenem/imipenem | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | – |
Note: ESBL = extended spectrum β-lactamase.
↵* For the difference in susceptibility between non–ESBL-producing E. coli and ESBL-producing E. coli (Fisher exact test).